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Daireen. Complete
Daireen. Complete

Chapter XXVII

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Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
Adieu, adieu, adieu!
Remember me.
Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Daireen. Complete

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
Line 2
Adieu, adieu, adieu!
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Remember me.
/rɪˈmɛm.bər miː/
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Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
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That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...”

Observation noun US /ˈobservation/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Remember me.”

Sealed adjective US /siːld/

closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading “Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”

Yea exclamation US /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading “Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...”

All words in this reading · 49

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Adieu

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From this reading Adieu, adieu, adieu!

all

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

away

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

baser

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

choice

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From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

commandment

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

copied

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

dear

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From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

election

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From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

fond

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

Hamlet

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

heaven

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

I'll

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

live

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

matter

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Remember me.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

mistress

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From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

observationnounUS /ˈobservation/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

records

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Remember me.

sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/

closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

soul

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From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

table

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

there

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

trivial

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

Unmixed

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.

wipe

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From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...

yes

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.

youth

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From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.