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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 O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Act
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
all
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
ascend
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Assume
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
behold
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
brightest
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
bring
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can this Cock-Pit hold The vastie fields of France?
Cock-Pit
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From this reading Can this Cock-Pit hold The vastie fields of France?
Crouch
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
dar'd
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
employment
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
Enter
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From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
Famine
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
fields
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From this reading Can this Cock-Pit hold The vastie fields of France?
Fift
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From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
Fire
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
flat
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
forth
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
France
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From this reading Can this Cock-Pit hold The vastie fields of France?
Gentles
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
Harry
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
Heauen
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
heeles
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
Henry
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From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
himselfe
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
hold
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From this reading Can this Cock-Pit hold The vastie fields of France?
Hounds
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
Inuention
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Kingdome
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Leasht
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
like
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
Mars
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
Monarchs
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Muse
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
O
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Obiect
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
pardon
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
Port
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
Princes
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Prologue
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From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
Scaffold
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
Scene
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Shakespeare
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From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
Spirits
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
Stage
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
swelling
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From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Sword
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
Then
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
vastie
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From this reading Can this Cock-Pit hold The vastie fields of France?
vnraysed
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
vnworthy
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From this reading But pardon, Gentles all: The flat vnraysed Spirits, that hath dar'd, On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth So great an Obiect.
Warlike
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From this reading Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch for employment.
William
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From this reading The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakespeare Enter Prologue.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
