Chapter II
“What have we here? A carrion death!” _Merchant of Venice_, Act ii. Sc. 7.
Ernest Maltravers — Complete
Chapter II
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“What
have
we
here?
A
carrion
death!”
_Merchant
of
Venice_,
Act
ii.
Sc.
7.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
have
we
here?
/wʌt hæv wiː here/
Line 2
A
carrion
death!”
Line 3
_Merchant
of
Venice_,
Act
ii.
Line 4
Sc.
Line 5
7.
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 ““What have we here?”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What have we here?”
Merchant
noun
US /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
All words in this reading · 14
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A carrion death!”
Act
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carrion
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death
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From this reading A carrion death!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have we here?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What have we here?
ii
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MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading _Merchant of Venice_, Act ii.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Merchant of Venice_, Act ii.
Sc
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Venice
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What have we here?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have we here?