160
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From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
179
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From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading _Edw._ Cease, brother: for I cannot brook these words.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
cannot
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From this reading _Edw._ Cease, brother: for I cannot brook these words.
CeaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading _Edw._ Cease, brother: for I cannot brook these words.
dignities
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From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
Edw
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From this reading _Edw._ Cease, brother: for I cannot brook these words.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
exceedverbUS /ɪkˈsiːd/
be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
Fear'st
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From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
Gav
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From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
Gaveston
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From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Wantest thou gold? go to my treasury.
coins made of gold
From this reading Wantest thou gold? go to my treasury.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the state of being honored
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Edw._ Cease, brother: for I cannot brook these words.
I'll
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From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
kinglyadjectiveUS /ˈkɪŋli/
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
a human being
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
treasurynounUS /ˈtreʒəri/
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading Wantest thou gold? go to my treasury.
Wantest
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From this reading Wantest thou gold? go to my treasury.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Kent._ Brother, the least of these may well suffice For one of greater birth than Gaveston.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts, 160 Therefore, to equal it, receive my heart; If for these dignities thou be envied, I'll give thee more; for, but to honour thee, Is Edward pleased with kingly regiment.[179] Fear'st thou thy person? thou shalt have a guard.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _Edw._ Cease, brother: for I cannot brook these words.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading _Gav._ My lord, these titles far exceed my worth.
