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Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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RAINA.
(_superbly_).
Frighten me!
Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.
MAN.
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Arms and the Man

Chapter II

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
RAINA.
Line 2
(_superbly_).
Line 3
Frighten me!
Line 4
Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.
Line 5
MAN.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.”

All words in this reading · 21

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

brave

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From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

Frighten

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From this reading Frighten me!

heart

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From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

MAN

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From this reading MAN.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Frighten me!

only

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From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

RAINA

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From this reading RAINA.

sir

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From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

superbly

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From this reading (_superbly_).

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

woman

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From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you know, sir, that though I am only a woman, I think I am at heart as brave as you.