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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XV

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_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.
[_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?
_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.
[_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.
_London.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XV

Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.
Line 2
[_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?
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_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.
Line 4
[_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.
Line 5
_London.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.”

All words in this reading · 61

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059

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

060

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

064

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

abide

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

Ay

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

boots

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

cdc

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

Edw

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

Exeunt

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

Exit

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

fates

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

guarded

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

Henry

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

impose

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

imprisonment

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

IV

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

K

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

king

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

London

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

lords

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

march

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

men

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

needs

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

now

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

Oxf

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

regal

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

remains

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

resist

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

SCENE

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

seated

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

see

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

soldiers

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

that's

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

throne

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

tide

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From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

War

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From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?