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Ernest Maltravers — Complete
Ernest Maltravers — Complete

Chapter IV

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“Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
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As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
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Ernest Maltravers — Complete

Chapter IV

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
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D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
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As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

Learner Dictionary

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

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.””

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading ““Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.””

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.”

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1

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Act

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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.

Alice

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

arts

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

backward

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

consist

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

D'AGUILAR'S

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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

education

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

elementary

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

fear

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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

Fiesco

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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.

forestalled

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

heart

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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

iii

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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

intercourse

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

Maltravers

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

man

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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

maturest

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

only

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

reading

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

red

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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

results

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

rosy

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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

Sc

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From this reading Sc.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

soft

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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

some

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”

very

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

writing

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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.

Young

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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”