Chapter I
CHAPTER ONE. FRENCH MEASURE. "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery." _The Second Part of King Henry IV_. "A bad lot.
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Chapter I
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CHAPTER
ONE.
FRENCH
MEASURE.
"For
thy
walls
a
pretty
slight
drollery."
_The
Second
Part
of
King
Henry
IV_.
"A
bad
lot.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CHAPTER
ONE.
Line 2
FRENCH
MEASURE.
Line 3
"For
thy
walls
a
pretty
slight
drollery."
Line 4
_The
Second
Part
of
King
Henry
IV_.
Line 5
"A
bad
lot.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Second Part of King Henry IV_.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Second Part of King Henry IV_.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."”
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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 "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
bad
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From this reading "A bad lot.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
drollery
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From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
FRENCH
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From this reading FRENCH MEASURE.
Henry
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From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
IV
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From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
King
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From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
lot
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From this reading "A bad lot.
MEASURE
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From this reading FRENCH MEASURE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
pretty
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From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
Second
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From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
slight
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From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Second Part of King Henry IV_.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."
walls
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From this reading "For thy walls a pretty slight drollery."