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King Richard II

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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Bul.
Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.
My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.
If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.
This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.
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King Richard II

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of King Richard II is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Bul.
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Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.
Line 3
My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.
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If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.
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This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

confound verb US /kɑːnˈfaʊnd/

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

From this reading “This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.”

dangerous adjective US /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading “My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.”

pardon verb US /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading “If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.”

pray verb US /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.”

prosper verb US /ˈprɑːspər/

make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

From this reading “If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.”

rests noun US /rests/

plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading “This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.”

serious adjective US /ˈsɪriəs/

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading “Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.”

sin noun US /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading “My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.”

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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 Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

alter'd

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

Begger

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

Bul

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From this reading Bul.

chang'd

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

confoundverbUS /kɑːnˈfaʊnd/

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

Cosin

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

dangerousadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

fester'd

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

forgiuenesse

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From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

foule

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

ioynt

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

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

prosperverbUS /ˈprɑːspər/

make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

restsnounUS /rests/

plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

ScenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

she's

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

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

sinnes

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

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

whosoeuer

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

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

Yorke

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

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

Chapter 9 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 9 of King Richard II contain?

Chapter 9 holds 152 sentences of King Richard II, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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