Chapter XI
Chapter 11
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JESTER. Round? How now? Round, say you? PORTER (_nodding; laughing_).
Children's Classics in Dramatic Form
Chapter XI · Chapter 11
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JESTER.
Round?
How
now?
Round,
say
you?
PORTER
(_nodding;
laughing_).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Children's Classics in Dramatic Form
Chapter XI · Chapter 11
Chapter 11 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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JESTER.
/ˈdʒestər/
Line 2
Round?
/raʊnd/
Line 3
How
now?
Line 4
Round,
say
you?
/raʊnd seɪ juː/
Line 5
PORTER
(_nodding;
laughing_).
/ˈpɔːrtər ˈnɑːdɪŋ ˈlæfɪŋ/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
jester
noun
US /ˈdʒestər/
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
From this reading “JESTER.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
nodding
adjective
US /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
porter
noun
US /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “PORTER (_nodding; laughing_).”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Round?”
express in words
From this reading “Round, say you?”
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From this reading How now?
JESTERnounUS /ˈdʒestər/
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
From this reading JESTER.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading PORTER (_nodding; laughing_).
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading PORTER (_nodding; laughing_).
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How now?
PORTERnounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading PORTER (_nodding; laughing_).
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Round?
express in words
From this reading Round, say you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Round, say you?
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