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

Chapter XVI

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[caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.
_heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.
_for this time_ F2 F3 F4.
_for the time present_ Hanmer.
¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.
Line 2
_heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.
Line 3
_for this time_ F2 F3 F4.
Line 4
_for the time present_ Hanmer.
Line 5
¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_for the time present_ Hanmer.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.”

All words in this reading · 33

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1

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From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

170

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From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

171

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From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

188

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

2

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From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

3

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From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

4

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From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

caa

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From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

Exeunt

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

F

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From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

Hanmer

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From this reading _for the time present_ Hanmer.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

heare

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From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

king

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

life-time

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From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

live

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

om

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

present

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From this reading _for the time present_ Hanmer.

Qq

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From this reading [caa170] _hear me_] (Qq) F3 F4.

quiet

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

reign

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

Rowe

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _for the time present_ Hanmer.

Theobald

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From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading _heare_ F1 F2. [caa171] _for this my life-time_] F1.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _for this time_ F2 F3 F4.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading ¶ _for...king_] _but reign in quiet, while I live_ (Qq) Theobald. [caa188] [Exeunt...] Rowe. om.