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King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII

Chapter II

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Buck.
Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.
I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.
Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.
It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.
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King Henry VIII

Chapter II

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Buck.
Line 2
Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.
Line 3
I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.
Line 4
Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.
Line 5
It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.”

Liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.”

All words in this reading · 52

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

black

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From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

Bran

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

Buck

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From this reading Buck.

busines

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From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

deuice

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

dye

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From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

falne

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

helpe

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From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

Highnes

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From this reading Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

Innocence

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From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

Lo

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

looke

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From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

Lord

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

makes

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From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

net

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

perish

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

plead

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From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

pleasure

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From this reading Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.

practise

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

present

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From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

see

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From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

sorry

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From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

tane

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From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

th

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From this reading Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

Tis

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From this reading Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am sorry, To see you tane from liberty, to looke on The busines present.

Tower

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From this reading Tis his Highnes pleasure You shall to th' Tower Buck.

Vnder

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

vpon

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From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

whit'st

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From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will helpe me nothing To plead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me Which makes my whit'st part, black.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Lo you my Lord, The net has falne vpon me, I shall perish Vnder deuice, and practise Bran.