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King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII

Chapter VIII

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Nor.
And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.
For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.
So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.
Exeunt. all but Wolsey.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Henry VIII

Chapter VIII

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

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Nor.
/nɔːr/
Line 2
And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.
Line 3
For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.
Line 4
So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.
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Exeunt. all but Wolsey.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.”

Fare verb US /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading “So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.”

All words in this reading · 41

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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

all

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From this reading Exeunt. all but Wolsey.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

answer

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

backe

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

better

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From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Exeunt. all but Wolsey.

Cardinall

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From this reading So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

doubt

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

Exeunt

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From this reading Exeunt. all but Wolsey.

fareverbUS /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

giuing

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

How

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From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

King

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

leaue

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From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

liue

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From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

Lord

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From this reading So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

Meditations

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From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

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

From this reading Nor.

Seale

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

shal

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

stubborne

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

thanke

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

vs

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From this reading For your stubborne answer About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, The King shall know it, and (no doubt) shal thanke you.

wee'l

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From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

well

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From this reading So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinall.

Wolsey

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From this reading Exeunt. all but Wolsey.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And so wee'l leaue you to your Meditations How to liue better.