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King Henry V

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of King Henry V is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.
I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.
I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.
Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.
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King Henry V

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of King Henry V is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.
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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.
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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.
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Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Learner Dictionary

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arrest verb US /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading “I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.”

beseech verb US /biˈsiːtʃ/

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading “Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.”

Cam noun US /kæm/

a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

From this reading “Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.”

Cambridge noun US /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading “I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.”

purposes noun US /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/

plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading “Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.”

repent verb US /rɪˈpent/

turn away from sin or do penitence

From this reading “Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.”

Thomas noun US /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading “I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.”

Treason noun US /ˈtriːzən/

a crime that undermines the offender's government

From this reading “I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.”

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AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

arrestverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

beseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

CamnounUS /kæm/

a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

discouer'd

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Earle

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Exe

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From this reading Exe.

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

forgiue

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

GreyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Highnesse

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

iustly

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

KnightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

Marsham

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Northumberlandnoun

the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

purposesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/

plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

repentverbUS /rɪˈpent/

turn away from sin or do penitence

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Richard

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Scro

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

Scroope

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

TreasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/

a crime that undermines the offender's government

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Chapter 3 of King Henry V by William Shakespeare holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

What does chapter 3 of King Henry V contain?

Chapter 3 holds 165 sentences of King Henry V, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of King Henry V by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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