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Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 03
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 03

Chapter VIII

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_Arethusa_.
'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.
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Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 03

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Arethusa_.
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'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.
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Learner Dictionary

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

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.”

All words in this reading · 9

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Arethusa

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From this reading _Arethusa_.

courting

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ladies

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lord

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From this reading 'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.

Tis

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From this reading 'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.

well

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From this reading 'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Tis well, my lord, your courting of ladies.