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A King, and No King
A King, and No King

Chapter III

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Ha?
_Pan_.
I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.
_Tigr_.
Will you speak Sir?
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A King, and No King

Chapter III

Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Ha?
Line 2
_Pan_.
Line 3
I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.
Line 4
_Tigr_.
Line 5
Will you speak Sir?

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Will you speak Sir?”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

arm'd

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

earth

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

gain

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

Ha

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From this reading Ha?

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

ill

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

innocence

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

kindness

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

kneel

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

Pan

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From this reading _Pan_.

Sir

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From this reading Will you speak Sir?

some

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

speak

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From this reading Will you speak Sir?

Tigr

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From this reading _Tigr_.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

unworthy

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

words

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From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I know I am unworthy, yet not ill arm'd, with which innocence here I will kneel, till I am one with earth, but I will gain some words and kindness from you.