Chapter XXII
I have heard of your paintings too. _Hamlet_. His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable. Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour.... Do you see nothing there?
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Chapter XXII
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I
have
heard
of
your
paintings
too.
_Hamlet_.
His
form
and
cause
conjoined,
preaching
to
stones,
Would
make
them
capable.
Do
not
look
upon
me,
Lest...
what
I
have
to
do
Will
want
true
colour....
Do
you
see
nothing
there?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
have
heard
of
your
paintings
too.
Line 2
_Hamlet_.
Line 3
His
form
and
cause
conjoined,
preaching
to
stones,
Would
make
them
capable.
Line 4
Do
not
look
upon
me,
Lest...
what
I
have
to
do
Will
want
true
colour....
Line 5
Do
you
see
nothing
there?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have heard of your paintings too.”
Lest
conjunction
US /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Do you see nothing there?”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
capable
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From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
cause
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From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
colour
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From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
conjoined
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From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
form
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From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
Hamlet
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From this reading _Hamlet_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
heard
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From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
LestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Do you see nothing there?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
paintings
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From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
preaching
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From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
see
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From this reading Do you see nothing there?
stones
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From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
there
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From this reading Do you see nothing there?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
too
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From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
true
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From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
want
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From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you see nothing there?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.