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017
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
019
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
020
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
all
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
bless
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From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
brother
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
Buck
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From this reading _Buck._ And, in good time, here comes the sweating lord.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
comes
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
days
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From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
Enter
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
fca
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
Fie
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
Glou
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
God
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From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
grace
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From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
greet
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
happy
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From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
Hastings
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
health
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From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Buck._ And, in good time, here comes the sweating lord.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Buck._ And, in good time, here comes the sweating lord.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
London
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
lord
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
mayor
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
met
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
mother
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
Prince
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
slug
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
sweating
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From this reading _Buck._ And, in good time, here comes the sweating lord.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
thank
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Buck._ And, in good time, here comes the sweating lord.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
train
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From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
way
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
York
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From this reading _Prince._ I thank you, good my lord; and thank you all. [fca019] I thought my mother and my brother York ·fca020· Would long ere this have met us on the way: Fie, what a slug is Hastings, that he comes not To tell us whether they will come or no!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Glou._ My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. [fca017] _Enter the_ Lord Mayor, _and his train_.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _May._ God bless your grace with health and happy days!
