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Demetrius: A Play
Demetrius: A Play

Chapter II

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Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.
I stripped it from thy foe.
Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.
That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.
With me thou standest, and with me must fall.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Demetrius: A Play

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 96/110 · 5 reading units · Lines 476–480

Line 1
Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.
/ðoʊ ˈiːvɪn aɪ wɜːr nɑːt ðaɪ sʌn wɪtʃ aɪ naʊ əˈpɪr tuː biː stɪl aɪ rɑːb ðaɪ sʌn ʌv ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 2
I stripped it from thy foe.
/aɪ strɪpt ɪt frʌm ðaɪ foʊ/
Line 3
Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.
/ðiː ənd ðaɪ blʌd hæv aɪ əˈvendʒd aɪ hæv dɪˈlɪvərd ðiː frʌm ðə ɡreɪv ɪn wɪtʃ ðaʊ went enˈtuːmd əˈlaɪv ənd led ðiː bæk ˈɪntuː ðə ˈrɔɪəl siːt/
Line 4
That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.
Line 5
With me thou standest, and with me must fall.

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.

avenged adjective US /əˈvendʒd/

for which vengeance has been taken

From this reading “Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.”

delivered verb US /dɪˈlɪvərd/

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading “Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.”

destiny noun US /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.”

entombed verb US /enˈtuːmd/

past form of “entomb” — place in a grave or tomb

From this reading “Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.”

foe noun US /foʊ/

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading “I stripped it from thy foe.”

linked adjective US /lɪŋkt/

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

From this reading “That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.”

rob verb US /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading “Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.”

stripped adjective US /strɪpt/

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading “I stripped it from thy foe.”

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aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

avengedadjectiveUS /əˈvendʒd/

for which vengeance has been taken

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.

entombedverbUS /enˈtuːmd/

past form of “entomb” — place in a grave or tomb

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading With me thou standest, and with me must fall.

foenounUS /foʊ/

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading I stripped it from thy foe.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I stripped it from thy foe.

gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I stripped it from thy foe.

knowest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

linkedadjectiveUS /lɪŋkt/

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

From this reading That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading With me thou standest, and with me must fall.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading With me thou standest, and with me must fall.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

robverbUS /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

standest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With me thou standest, and with me must fall.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading I stripped it from thy foe.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

TheepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Thee and thy blood have I avenged; I have delivered thee from the grave in which thou went entombed alive, and led thee back into the royal seat.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Though even I were not thy son, which I now appear to be, still I rob thy son of nothing.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading That thy destiny is linked with mine thou knowest.

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