Chapter X
Leo. I thinke so. Kill'd? She I kill'd? I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
The Winter's Tale
Chapter X
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Leo.
I
thinke
so.
Kill'd?
She
I
kill'd?
I
did
so:
but
thou
strik'st
me
Sorely,
to
say
I
did:
it
is
as
bitter
Vpon
thy
Tongue,
as
in
my
Thought.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Leo.
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I
thinke
so.
Line 3
Kill'd?
Line 4
She
I
kill'd?
Line 5
I
did
so:
but
thou
strik'st
me
Sorely,
to
say
I
did:
it
is
as
bitter
Vpon
thy
Tongue,
as
in
my
Thought.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
bitter
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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thinke so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Kill'd
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From this reading Kill'd?
Leo
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From this reading Leo.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
say
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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She I kill'd?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thinke so.
Sorely
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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
strik'st
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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
thinke
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From this reading I thinke so.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
ThoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
TonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Vpon
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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.