Chapter XXIX
SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir. Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
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Chapter XXIX
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SHE
is
young,
wise,
fair,
In
these
to
Nature
she's
immediate
heir.
Honours
best
thrive
When
rather
from
our
acts
we
them
derive
Than
our
foregoers!--_All's
Well
that
Ends
Well_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SHE
is
young,
wise,
fair,
In
these
to
Nature
she's
immediate
heir.
Line 3
Line 4
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Honours
best
thrive
When
rather
from
our
acts
we
them
derive
Than
our
foregoers!--_All's
Well
that
Ends
Well_.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.”
Heir
noun
US /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.”
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acts
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
All's
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
best
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derive
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
Ends
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
foregoers
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
Honours
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
immediate
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
Nature
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
rather
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
she's
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
thrive
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
Well
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From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Honours best thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers!--_All's Well that Ends Well_.
wise
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
young
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.