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Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 11
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 11

Chapter II

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AH, who is nigh?
Come to me, friend or foe!
My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.
Part iii.
LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.
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Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 11

Chapter II

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AH, who is nigh?
Line 2
Come to me, friend or foe!
Line 3
My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.
Line 4
Part iii.
Line 5
LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come to me, friend or foe!”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Part iii.”

All words in this reading · 48

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AH

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From this reading AH, who is nigh?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

banish

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

bequeathed

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

bold

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

Cesarini

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come to me, friend or foe!

endeavoured

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

Ev'n

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

foe

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From this reading Come to me, friend or foe!

forsake

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

friend

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From this reading Come to me, friend or foe!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

gloomy

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

HENRY

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

iii

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From this reading Part iii.

impression

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

interview

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading AH, who is nigh?

LORD

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

manors

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Come to me, friend or foe!

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

nature

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

nigh

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From this reading AH, who is nigh?

now

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Come to me, friend or foe!

parks

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

PartnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Part iii.

startling

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Come to me, friend or foe!

vain

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

VARGRAVE

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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

VI

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

walks

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From this reading My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, Ev'n now forsake me.--_HENRY VI_.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading AH, who is nigh?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading LORD VARGRAVE, bold as he was by nature, in vain endeavoured to banish from his mind the gloomy impression which the startling interview with Cesarini had bequeathed.