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

Chapter XXXI

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[_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.
We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.
We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.
Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XXXI

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[_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.
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We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.
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We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.
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Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.
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_London.

Learner Dictionary

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

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “[_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.”

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185

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

190

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

4751

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

4752

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

4753

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

4754

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

4755

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

4756

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

advance

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

beginnings

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

Cambridge

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

Cheerly

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

countrymen

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

dangerous

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

dear

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

deliver

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

doubt

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

England

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

enterprise

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

Exeunt

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

expedition

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

forth

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

France

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

glorious

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

God

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

graciously

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

Grey

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

guarded

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

hand

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

hinder

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

III

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

king

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

light

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

like

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

London

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From this reading _London.

lords

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

lucky

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

lurking

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

Now

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

puissance

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

Putting

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

rub

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

SCENE

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

Scroop

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

sea

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

signs

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From this reading Cheerly to sea; the signs of war advance:[4756] No king of England, if not king of France, [_Exeunt._ SCENE III.

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

smoothed

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

straight

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

Then

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From this reading We doubt not now[4754] But every rub is smoothed on our way.[4755] Then forth, dear countrymen: let us deliver Our puissance into the hand of God, 190 Putting it straight in expedition.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

treason

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

war

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

way

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From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,[4752] Since God so graciously hath brought to light 185 This dangerous treason lurking in our way[4753] To hinder our beginnings.

whereof

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From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [_Exeunt Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, guarded._[4751] Now, lords, for France; the enterprise whereof Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.