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

Chapter XXIV

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_K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?
_La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.
_Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.
Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.
_Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?
Line 2
_La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.
Line 3
_Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.
Line 4
Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.
Line 5
_Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

Learner Dictionary

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

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “_La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “_K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?”

Wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading “_K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?”

All words in this reading · 52

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033

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

035

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From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

all

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

catch

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From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

Cla

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From this reading _Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

clap

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From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

close

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From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

command

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From this reading _La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.

Commands

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

doe

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From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

eaj

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

Ed

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From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

Euen

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From this reading _La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.

faith

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From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

fall

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From this reading _Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

feare

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From this reading _Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

Fight

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From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

Glo

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

grant

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From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

highnesse

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From this reading _La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.

Husbands

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

Ile

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

K

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From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

La

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From this reading _La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.

lands

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

Naie

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035· You catch a clap.

seruice

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From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading _La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

then

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

vnlesse

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From this reading _Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

warrant

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

widow

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From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading _K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033] Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he Commands.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.