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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 Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
beare
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
Ber
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
best
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
charge
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
credence
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
drum
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Duke
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edge
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
Enter
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extreme
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
Florence
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Flourish
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From this reading Flourish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
Generall
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
hazard
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
heauy
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
hope
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
horse
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
lay
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
loue
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
Parrolles
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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
promising
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
Rossillion
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sake
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
Sir
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
soldiers
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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
striue
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
th
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
too
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
trumpets
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Vpon
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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
Wee'l
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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.