Chapter VIII
QUEEN. Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly. DARNLEY. You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me. QUEEN.
Chastelard, a Tragedy
Chapter VIII
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QUEEN.
Would
God
I
loved
you
not;
You
are
too
hard
to
be
used
lovingly.
DARNLEY.
You
are
moved
too
much
for
such
a
little
love
As
you
bear
me.
QUEEN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
QUEEN.
Line 2
Would
God
I
loved
you
not;
You
are
too
hard
to
be
used
lovingly.
Line 3
DARNLEY.
Line 4
You
are
moved
too
much
for
such
a
little
love
As
you
bear
me.
Line 5
QUEEN.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.”
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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 You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
bear
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From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
DARNLEY
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From this reading DARNLEY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
God
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From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
hard
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From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
love
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From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
loved
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From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
lovingly
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From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
moved
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From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
much
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From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
QUEEN
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From this reading QUEEN.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
too
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From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
used
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From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.