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2561
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
2562
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
2563
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
2564
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
2565
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From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
2566
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
2567
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
2568
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
460
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
465
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
all
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From this reading _Host._ The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to search the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Host._ The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to search the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
Bard
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
Bardolph
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
behalf
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From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Host._ The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to search the house.
devil
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Prince._ I do, I will.
door
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
Exeunt
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
Fal
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
Falstaff
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From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
fiddlestick
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
Francis
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
Heigh
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
Host
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
Hostess
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
house
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From this reading _Host._ The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to search the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Prince._ I do, I will.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
Jesu
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
knocking-heard
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
lord
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
matter
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
monstrous
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
most
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
much
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From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
O
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
Out
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
Play
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From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
Prince
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From this reading _Prince._ I do, I will.
Re-enter
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
rides
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
rogue
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
say
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From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
search
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From this reading _Host._ The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to search the house.
sheriff
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Host._ The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to search the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Play out the play: I have much[2565] to say in the behalf of that Falstaff.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
watch
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From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
what's
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From this reading _Re-enter the_ Hostess.[2566] _Host._ O Jesu, my lord, my lord!--[2567] 465 _Prince._ Heigh, heigh! the devil rides upon a[2568] fiddlestick: what's the matter?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Prince._ I do, I will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading [_A knocking-heard._[2561] 460 [_Exeunt Hostess, Francis, and Bardolph._ _Re-enter_ BARDOLPH, _running_.[2562] _Bard._ O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most[2563] monstrous watch is at the door.[2564] _Fal._ Out, ye rogue!
