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200
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
201
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
202
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
203
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
204
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
205
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
208
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
209
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
210
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
215
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
216
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
217
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
220
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
221
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
agreed
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
all
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From this reading I cannot blame them all: what is’t to them?
aloof
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
Anjou
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
articles
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
Aside
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
away
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
baa
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
blame
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From this reading I cannot blame them all: what is’t to them?
breath
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
cannot
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From this reading I cannot blame them all: what is’t to them?
cause
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
chance
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
change
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
cheap
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
common
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
concluded
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
country
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
courtezans
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
daughter
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
duke's
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
dukedoms
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
else
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
Exeunt
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
father
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
force
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
France
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
French
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
friends
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
give
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
given
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
God
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
gone
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
goods
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
greatest
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
hapless
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
haste
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
head
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
Henry
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
is't
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From this reading I cannot blame them all: what is’t to them?
kept
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
land
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
let's
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
like
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
lords
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
lost
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
loves
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
main
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
Maine
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
meant
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
Normandy
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
now
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
O
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
own
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
owner
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
Paris
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
peers
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
pennyworths
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
pillage
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
PiratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
profit
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
purchase
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
revelling
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
Sal
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
Salisbury
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
says
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
shakes
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
silly
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
slain
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
Stands
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
state
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
Suffolk
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I cannot blame them all: what is’t to them?
Then
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
tickle
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
Tis
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
trembling
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
two
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
War
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
Warwick
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
Weeps
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
well
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From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot blame them all: what is’t to them?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
win
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From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading O father, Maine is lost; [baa204] That Maine which by main force Warwick did win, [baa205] And would have kept so long as breath did last!
wrings
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From this reading ·baa215· ’Tis thine they give away, and not their own. [baa216] Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their pillage [baa217] And purchase friends and give to courtezans, Still revelling like lords till all be gone; While as the silly owner of the goods ·baa220· Weeps over them and wrings his hapless hands [baa221] And shakes his head and trembling stands aloof.
York
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From this reading _War._ So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, ·baa200· And common profit of his country! [baa201] _York._ [_Aside_] And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. [baa202] _Sal._ Then let’s make haste away, and look unto the main. [baa203] _War._ Unto the main!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Main chance, father, you meant; but I meant Maine, Which I will win from France, or else be slain. [baa208] [_Exeunt Warwick and Salisbury._ _York._ Anjou and Maine are given to the French; [baa209] Paris is lost; the state of Normandy ·baa210· Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone: Suffolk concluded on the articles, The peers agreed, and Henry was well pleased To change two dukedoms for a duke’s fair daughter.
