Chapter XIII

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

later than; following

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

anew

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

(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 _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

put or pin the blame on

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

dearly loved

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

past form of “depose” — force to leave (an office)

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

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

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

let fall to the ground

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

remove the dust from

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

divisible by two

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

the organ of sight

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

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

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

destroyed or killed

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

an old form of “has”

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

a person who shows no gratitude

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

past form of “intercept” — seize on its way

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

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

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

roused to anger

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

killed unlawfully

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

on one occasion

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

accept an excuse for

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

a formal public statement

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

money demanded for the return of a captured person

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

enter again

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

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From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

get rid of

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

for a short time

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

express in speech

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

a shaky motion

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

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From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

at the time that

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

which person or people

From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

belonging to which person

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading _Hot._ He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners; 140 And when I urged the ransom once again Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale, And on my face he turn'd an eye of death, Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

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From this reading _Wor._ Who struck this heat up after I was gone?

United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

From this reading _Wor._ I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd[2162] 145 By Richard that dead is the next of blood?[2163] _North._ He was; I heard the proclamation: And then it was when the unhappy king,-- Whose wrongs in us God pardon!--did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; 150 From whence he intercepted did return To be deposed and shortly murdered.

an old word for “yes”

From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _North._ Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad.

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From this reading _Re-enter_ WORCESTER.[2156] _Hot._ Speak of 130 'Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul[2157] Want mercy, if I do not join with him: Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,[2158] And shed my dear blood drop by drop in the dust,[2159] But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer[2160] 135 As high in the air as this unthankful king,[2161] As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.