Chapter I
A KING, AND NO KING. By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play. Arbaces, _King_ of Iberia. Tigranes, _King of_ Armenia. Gobrias, _Lord Protector, and Father of_ Arbaces.
A King, and No King
Chapter I
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A
KING,
AND
NO
KING.
By
Francis
Beaumont
and
John
Fletcher
Persons
Represented
in
the
Play.
Arbaces,
_King_
of
Iberia.
Tigranes,
_King
of_
Armenia.
Gobrias,
_Lord
Protector,
and
Father
of_
Arbaces.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
A
KING,
AND
NO
KING.
Line 2
By
Francis
Beaumont
and
John
Fletcher
Persons
Represented
in
the
Play.
Line 3
Arbaces,
_King_
of
Iberia.
Line 4
Tigranes,
_King
of_
Armenia.
Line 5
Gobrias,
_Lord
Protector,
and
Father
of_
Arbaces.
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John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A KING, AND NO KING.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A KING, AND NO KING.
Arbaces
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From this reading Arbaces, _King_ of Iberia.
Armenia
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From this reading Tigranes, _King of_ Armenia.
Beaumont
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From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
Father
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From this reading Gobrias, _Lord Protector, and Father of_ Arbaces.
Fletcher
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From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
Francis
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From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
Gobrias
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From this reading Gobrias, _Lord Protector, and Father of_ Arbaces.
Iberia
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From this reading Arbaces, _King_ of Iberia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
John
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From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
KING
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From this reading A KING, AND NO KING.
Lord
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From this reading Gobrias, _Lord Protector, and Father of_ Arbaces.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A KING, AND NO KING.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arbaces, _King_ of Iberia.
Persons
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From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
Play
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From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
Protector
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From this reading Gobrias, _Lord Protector, and Father of_ Arbaces.
Represented
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From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Persons Represented in the Play.
Tigranes
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From this reading Tigranes, _King of_ Armenia.