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The Tempest — The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge
The Tempest — The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge

Chapter III

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_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
70 _Ari._ Thou liest.
_Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.
[_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
_Trin._ I did not give the lie.
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The Tempest — The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge

Chapter III

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
Line 2
70 _Ari._ Thou liest.
Line 3
_Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.
Line 4
[_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
Line 5
_Trin._ I did not give the lie.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “[_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.”

Didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.”

All words in this reading · 29

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70

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From this reading 70 _Ari._ Thou liest.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

Ari

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From this reading 70 _Ari._ Thou liest.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

Beats

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From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _Trin._ I did not give the lie.

Didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.

give

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From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.

lie

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From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

lied

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From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?

liest

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From this reading 70 _Ari._ Thou liest.

like

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From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?

say

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From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.

Ste

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From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.

Trin

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From this reading _Trin._ I did not give the lie.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.