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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter IX

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[1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.
So Hanmer, reading _doth contain.
Royally! how so?_ Capell, reading _Against ... so?_ as one line.
_Royally, say'st thou_ Seymour conj.
[1417] _King_] _Kind_ F₂ F₃.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter IX

Reading 1/98 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.
Line 2
So Hanmer, reading _doth contain.
Line 3
Royally! how so?_ Capell, reading _Against ... so?_ as one line.
Line 4
_Royally, say'st thou_ Seymour conj.
Line 5
[1417] _King_] _Kind_ F₂ F₃.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

Doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “[1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

All words in this reading · 25

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1416

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From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

1417

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From this reading [1417] _King_] _Kind_ F₂ F₃.

AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Royally! how so?_ Capell, reading _Against ... so?_ as one line.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

Capell

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From this reading Royally! how so?_ Capell, reading _Against ... so?_ as one line.

conj

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From this reading _Royally, say'st thou_ Seymour conj.

contain

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From this reading So Hanmer, reading _doth contain.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading So Hanmer, reading _doth contain.

Ff

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From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

F₂

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From this reading [1417] _King_] _Kind_ F₂ F₃.

F₃

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From this reading [1417] _King_] _Kind_ F₂ F₃.

Hanmer

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From this reading So Hanmer, reading _doth contain.

how

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From this reading Royally! how so?_ Capell, reading _Against ... so?_ as one line.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

Kind

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From this reading [1417] _King_] _Kind_ F₂ F₃.

king

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From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

line

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From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

Qq

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From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

reading

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From this reading So Hanmer, reading _doth contain.

Royally

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From this reading [1416] _Royally!... king?_] As one line in Qq Ff.

say'st

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From this reading _Royally, say'st thou_ Seymour conj.

Seymour

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From this reading _Royally, say'st thou_ Seymour conj.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Hanmer, reading _doth contain.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading _Royally, say'st thou_ Seymour conj.