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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XIII

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_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.
_North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.
_Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?
_Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.
_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XIII

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_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.
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_North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.
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_Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?
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_Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.
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_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “_Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.”

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.”

Deposed noun US /deposed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “_North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.”

Struck noun US /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.”

Whence adverb US /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading “_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “_Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.”

Yea exclamation US /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading “_Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.”

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130

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

135

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

140

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

145

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

150

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

2156

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

2157

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

2158

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

2159

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

2160

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

2161

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

2162

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

2163

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

air

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

all

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

blame

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

Bolingbroke

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

Brother

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From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

canker'd

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

cannot

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

cheek

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

dear

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

death

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

deposed

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

down-trod

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

drop

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

dust

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

empty

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

expedition

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

eye

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

face

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

forsooth

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

forth

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

God

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

gone

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From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

heard

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

heat

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From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

high

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

Hot

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

I'll

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

ingrate

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

intercepted

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

Irish

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

join

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

king

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

lift

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

look'd

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

mad

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From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

made

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From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

mercy

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

Mortimer

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

murdered

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

nephew

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From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

North

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From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

once

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

pale

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

pardon

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

prisoners

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

proclaim'd

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

proclamation

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

ransom

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

Re-enter

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

return

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

Richard

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

set

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

shed

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

shortly

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

soul

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

Speak

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

then

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

Trembling

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

turn'd

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

unhappy

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

unthankful

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

up

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From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

urged

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

veins

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

Want

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

wife's

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

Wor

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From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

WORCESTER

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

wrongs

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

Zounds

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.