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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XV

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_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.
[_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?
_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.
[_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.
_London.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.
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[_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?
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_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.
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[_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.
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_London.
/ˈlʌndən/

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abide verb US /əˈbaɪd/

dwell

From this reading “_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.”

cdc noun US /ˌsiːdiːˈsiː/

a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)

Exit noun US /ˈeɡzɪt/

an opening that permits escape or release

fates noun US /feɪts/

plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.”

guarded adjective US /ˈɡɑːrdəd/

prudent

From this reading “[_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?”

impose verb US /ˌɪmˈpoʊz/

compel to behave in a certain way

From this reading “_K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.”

imprisonment noun US /ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading “_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.”

regal adjective US /ˈriːɡəl/

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

From this reading “_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.”

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first thing adjective + noun

In this reading “_War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.”

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059

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

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

060

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From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

064

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

From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/

dwell

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

Ay

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

bootsnounUS /buːts/

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

cdcnounUS /ˌsiːdiːˈsiː/

a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

Edw

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

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

Exeunt

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

From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/

an opening that permits escape or release

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

fatesnounUS /feɪts/

plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/

prudent

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

imposeverbUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊz/

compel to behave in a certain way

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

imprisonmentnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

KnounUS /keɪ/

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

needsadverbUS /niːdz/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

Oxf

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

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

regaladjectiveUS /ˈriːɡəl/

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

SCENEnounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading [_Exeunt._ [cdc064] SCENE IV.

seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

that's

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

thronenounUS /θroʊn/

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

tidenounUS /taɪd/

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

WarnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _War._ Ay, that’s the first thing that we have to do; To free king Henry from imprisonment And see him seated in the regal throne.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading _K. Edw._ What fates impose, that men must needs abide; It boots not to resist both wind and tide.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [_Exit, guarded._ [cdc059] _Oxf._ What now remains, my lords, for us to do ·cdc060· But march to London with our soldiers?

Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 by William Shakespeare holds 468 sentences, grouped into 94 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.

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