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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ALPH.
Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.
It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.
[_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ALPH.
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Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.
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It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.
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[_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.
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CHIP.
/tʃɪp/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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bleed verb US /bliːd/

To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.

From this reading “It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.”

Velmora curated lexicon
chip noun US /tʃɪp/

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading “[_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eternally adverb US /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/

for a limitless time

From this reading “Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kneel verb US /niːl/

rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading “Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.”

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remit verb US /riˈmɪt/

send (money) in payment

From this reading “Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scaffold noun US /ˈskæfəld/

a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

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shaving noun US /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

the act of removing hair with a razor

From this reading “[_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
storms noun US /stɔːrmz/

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading “Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

take heed verb + noun

listen and pay attention

In this reading “It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.”

2,263 times in 426,211 chapters
great favour adjective + noun

In this reading “It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.”

865 times in 426,211 chapters
unto the king preposition + article + noun counted as “unto … king”

In this reading “Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.”

298 times in 426,211 chapters

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180

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From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

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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 It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

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ALPH

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From this reading ALPH.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
begverbUS /beɡ/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bleedverbUS /bliːd/

To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora curated lexicon
borneverbUS /bɔːrn/

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CHIPnounUS /tʃɪp/

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading [_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doomverbUS /duːm/

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading [_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eternallyadverbUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/

for a limitless time

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Exeunt

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.

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favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heednounUS /hiːd/

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ill-rais'd

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From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Pending verification
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kneelverbUS /niːl/

rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
methinks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

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moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
offencenoun

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
others

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.

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PatiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remitverbUS /riˈmɪt/

send (money) in payment

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scaffoldnounUS /ˈskæfəld/

a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

From this reading [_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SHAVINGnounUS /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

the act of removing hair with a razor

From this reading [_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sueverbUS /suː/

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It shall be so, I will unto the king, To beg great favour for a small offence: But if she die for this, then, king, take heed: Thou[180] and thy fortunes by this hand shall bleed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Patience, great lord; methinks these ill-rais'd storms Have not more violence than may be borne: Come, we will both go sue unto the king, We there will kneel and pray eternally, And never rise till he remit his doom.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [_Exeunt._ _Enter_ CHIP, SHAVING, _and others with a scaffold_.

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Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 11 holds 389 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.

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