Chapter VIII
HENSLOWE. Ill enough, I think! SHAKESPEARE. Write your own plays--bid Marlowe, any man That writes as nettles grow or rain comes down! I am not born to it.
Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts
Chapter VIII
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HENSLOWE.
Ill
enough,
I
think!
SHAKESPEARE.
Write
your
own
plays--bid
Marlowe,
any
man
That
writes
as
nettles
grow
or
rain
comes
down!
I
am
not
born
to
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HENSLOWE.
Line 2
Ill
enough,
I
think!
Line 3
SHAKESPEARE.
Line 4
Write
your
own
plays--bid
Marlowe,
any
man
That
writes
as
nettles
grow
or
rain
comes
down!
Line 5
I
am
not
born
to
it.
/aɪ æm nɑːt born tuː ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
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Born
noun
US /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not born to it.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ill enough, I think!”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not born to it.
any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Write your own plays--bid Marlowe, any man That writes as nettles grow or rain comes down!
bid
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bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not born to it.
comes
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down
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enough
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From this reading Ill enough, I think!
grow
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HENSLOWE
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From this reading HENSLOWE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ill enough, I think!
Ill
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From this reading Ill enough, I think!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am not born to it.
man
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Marlowe
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nettles
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not born to it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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own
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plays
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rain
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From this reading Write your own plays--bid Marlowe, any man That writes as nettles grow or rain comes down!
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Write your own plays--bid Marlowe, any man That writes as nettles grow or rain comes down!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ill enough, I think!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not born to it.
Write
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writes
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From this reading Write your own plays--bid Marlowe, any man That writes as nettles grow or rain comes down!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Write your own plays--bid Marlowe, any man That writes as nettles grow or rain comes down!