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All's Well That Ends Well

Chapter VI

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Flourish.
Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
Duke.
The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
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.
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All's Well That Ends Well

Chapter VI

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Flourish.
Line 2
Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
Line 3
Duke.
Line 4
The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
Line 5
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.

Learner Dictionary

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

Art auxiliary verb US /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.”

Fortune noun US /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.”

Great noun US /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.”

Strength noun US /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.”

Thou pronoun US /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.”

Thy determiner US /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.”

Worthy adjective US /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.”

Yet conjunction US /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.”

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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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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

Duke

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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

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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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

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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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

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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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

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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From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

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.