Chapter IV
Pau. Well: be't so: prethee. Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring. Deare Gentlewoman, How fares our gracious Lady? Emil.
The Winter's Tale
Chapter IV
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Pau.
Well:
be't
so:
prethee.
Heere's
such
adoe,
to
make
no
staine,
a
staine,
As
passes
colouring.
Deare
Gentlewoman,
How
fares
our
gracious
Lady?
Emil.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Pau.
Line 2
Well:
be't
so:
prethee.
Line 3
Heere's
such
adoe,
to
make
no
staine,
a
staine,
As
passes
colouring.
Line 4
Deare
Gentlewoman,
How
fares
our
gracious
Lady?
Line 5
Emil.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well: be't so: prethee.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
adoe
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From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
be't
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From this reading Well: be't so: prethee.
colouring
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Deare
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From this reading Deare Gentlewoman, How fares our gracious Lady?
Emil
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From this reading Emil.
fares
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Gentlewoman
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gracious
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From this reading Deare Gentlewoman, How fares our gracious Lady?
Heere's
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From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
How
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From this reading Deare Gentlewoman, How fares our gracious Lady?
Lady
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From this reading Deare Gentlewoman, How fares our gracious Lady?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Deare Gentlewoman, How fares our gracious Lady?
passes
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From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
Pau
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From this reading Pau.
prethee
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From this reading Well: be't so: prethee.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well: be't so: prethee.
staine
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From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heere's such adoe, to make no staine, a staine, As passes colouring.
Well
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From this reading Well: be't so: prethee.