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The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale

Chapter X

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Leo.
I thinke so.
Kill'd?
She I kill'd?
I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
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The Winter's Tale

Chapter X

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

Line 1
Leo.
Line 2
I thinke so.
Line 3
Kill'd?
Line 4
She I kill'd?
Line 5
I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

Learner Dictionary

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

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”

Tongue noun US /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”

All words in this reading · 24

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

bitter

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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I thinke so.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

Kill'd

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From this reading Kill'd?

Leo

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From this reading Leo.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

say

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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She I kill'd?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I thinke so.

Sorely

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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

strik'st

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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

thinke

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From this reading I thinke so.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

ThoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

TonguenounUS /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.

Vpon

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From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.