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Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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Gui.
By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.
So say I, Amen Bel.
No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.
Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.
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Cymbeline

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Cymbeline is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Gui.
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By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.
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So say I, Amen Bel.
/soʊ seɪ aɪ eɪˈmen bel/
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No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.
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Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

Learner Dictionary

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Amen noun US /eɪˈmen/

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

From this reading “So say I, Amen Bel.”

Bel noun US /bel/

a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

From this reading “So say I, Amen Bel.”

due adjective US /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading “By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.”

dye verb US /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading “Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.”

hazard noun US /ˈhæzərd/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading “By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.”

Lads noun US /lædz/

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading “Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.”

lye noun US /laɪ/

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

From this reading “Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.”

slight noun US /slaɪt/

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading “No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.”

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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 No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

AmennounUS /eɪˈmen/

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Aruinoun

wild sheep of northern Africa

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

BednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

BelnounUS /bel/

a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

blesse

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Boyes

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

crack'd

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

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

dueadjectiveUS /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

dyeverbUS /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

giue

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Guinoun

a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device

From this reading Gui.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Haue

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

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

heauens

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Ile

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

LadsnounUS /lædz/

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

leaue

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

liues

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

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

lyenounUS /laɪ/

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

reserue

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

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

Romaines

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

slightnounUS /slaɪt/

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

valewation

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

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

warres

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

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

Chapter 11 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 173 sentences of Cymbeline, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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