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King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII

Chapter XI

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Crom.
Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
Doe.
Remember your bold life too Cham.
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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 XI

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

Line 1
Crom.
Line 2
Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
Line 3
I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
Line 4
Doe.
Line 5
Remember your bold life too Cham.

Learner Dictionary

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

Honest adjective US /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading “Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Remember your bold life too Cham.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I shall remember this bold Language Crom.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “I shall remember this bold Language Crom.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.”

All words in this reading · 26

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bold

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From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.

Cham

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From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.

Crom

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From this reading Crom.

Doe

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From this reading Doe.

feares

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From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

Gard

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From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

halfe

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From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.

Language

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From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.

Mens

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From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

prayers

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From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.

seeke

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From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

then

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From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.

too

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From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.