Chapter III
Chapter 3
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BAILIFF. Yes, indeed, your lordship. JEPPE. And yet you ask why you should be hanged? BAILIFF.
Comedies by Holberg
Chapter III · Chapter 3
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BAILIFF.
Yes,
indeed,
your
lordship.
JEPPE.
And
yet
you
ask
why
you
should
be
hanged?
BAILIFF.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Comedies by Holberg
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Comedies by Holberg is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
BAILIFF.
/ˈbeɪləf/
Line 2
Yes,
indeed,
your
lordship.
/jes ˌɪnˈdiːd jɔːr ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
Line 3
JEPPE.
Line 4
And
yet
you
ask
why
you
should
be
hanged?
/ənd jet juː æsk waɪ juː ʃʊd biː hæŋd/
Line 5
BAILIFF.
/ˈbeɪləf/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
ask
verb
US /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And yet you ask why you should be hanged?”
bailiff
noun
US /ˈbeɪləf/
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading “BAILIFF.”
hanged
verb
US /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “And yet you ask why you should be hanged?”
indeed
adverb
US /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Yes, indeed, your lordship.”
lordship
noun
US /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Yes, indeed, your lordship.”
Yes
noun
US /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, indeed, your lordship.”
yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet you ask why you should be hanged?”
All words in this reading · 14
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
BAILIFFnounUS /ˈbeɪləf/
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading BAILIFF.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Yes, indeed, your lordship.
JEPPE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JEPPE.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading Yes, indeed, your lordship.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, indeed, your lordship.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And yet you ask why you should be hanged?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, indeed, your lordship.
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