Chapter IV
CHASTELARD. Will you weep too? QUEEN. In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king! I should be all ways better than I am.
Chastelard, a Tragedy
Chapter IV
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CHASTELARD.
Will
you
weep
too?
QUEEN.
In
sooth,
If
I
were
a
man
I
should
be
no
base
man;
I
could
have
fought;
yea,
I
could
fight
now
too
If
men
would
show
me;
I
would
I
were
the
king!
I
should
be
all
ways
better
than
I
am.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CHASTELARD.
Line 2
Will
you
weep
too?
Line 3
QUEEN.
Line 4
In
sooth,
If
I
were
a
man
I
should
be
no
base
man;
I
could
have
fought;
yea,
I
could
fight
now
too
If
men
would
show
me;
I
would
I
were
the
king!
Line 5
I
should
be
all
ways
better
than
I
am.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!”
Yea
exclamation
US /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!”
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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 In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
all
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From this reading I should be all ways better than I am.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I should be all ways better than I am.
base
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
better
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From this reading I should be all ways better than I am.
CHASTELARD
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From this reading CHASTELARD.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
fight
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
fought
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
king
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
man
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
men
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
now
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
QUEEN
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From this reading QUEEN.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
show
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
sooth
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From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I should be all ways better than I am.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
too
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From this reading Will you weep too?
ways
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From this reading I should be all ways better than I am.
weep
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From this reading Will you weep too?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you weep too?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading In sooth, If I were a man I should be no base man; I could have fought; yea, I could fight now too If men would show me; I would I were the king!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you weep too?