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King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII

Chapter VII

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Nor.
This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.
He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.
So I heare Suf.
'Tis so.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Henry VIII

Chapter VII

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

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Nor.
/nɔːr/
Line 2
This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.
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He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.
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So I heare Suf.
Line 5
'Tis so.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.”

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.”

All words in this reading · 32

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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 This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

Arch-byshop

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From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

businesse

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

Cranmer's

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

Fellow

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

ha's

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From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

heare

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From this reading So I heare Suf.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading So I heare Suf.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

Kings

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

much

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor.

paine

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

see

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From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I heare Suf.

Suf

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From this reading So I heare Suf.

Suff

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

tane

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From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.

Tis

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From this reading 'Tis so.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He ha's, and we shall see him For it, an Arch-byshop Nor.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading This same Cranmer's A worthy Fellow, and hath tane much paine In the Kings businesse Suff.