Chapter XVI
“How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.” _Merchant of Venice_. “_Mer._ What are these? _Uncle._ The tenants.” BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.--_Wit without Money_.
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Chapter XVI
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“How
like
a
prodigal
doth
she
return,
With
over-weathered
ribs
and
ragged
sails.”
_Merchant
of
Venice_.
“_Mer._
What
are
these?
_Uncle._
The
tenants.”
BEAUMONT
AND
FLETCHER.--_Wit
without
Money_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“How
like
a
prodigal
doth
she
return,
With
over-weathered
ribs
and
ragged
sails.”
Line 2
_Merchant
of
Venice_.
Line 3
“_Mer._
What
are
these?
Line 4
_Uncle._
The
tenants.”
Line 5
BEAUMONT
AND
FLETCHER.--_Wit
without
Money_.
Learner Dictionary
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Doth
auxiliary verb
US /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading ““How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.””
Merchant
noun
US /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““_Mer._ What are these?”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.--_Wit without Money_.”
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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 “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “_Mer._ What are these?
BEAUMONT
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.--_Wit without Money_.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
FLETCHER
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.--_Wit without Money_.
How
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
like
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
Mer
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From this reading “_Mer._ What are these?
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading _Merchant of Venice_.
Money
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.--_Wit without Money_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Merchant of Venice_.
over-weathered
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
prodigal
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
ragged
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
return
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
ribs
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
sails
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From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
tenants
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From this reading _Uncle._ The tenants.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Uncle._ The tenants.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_Mer._ What are these?
Uncle
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From this reading _Uncle._ The tenants.”
Venice
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From this reading _Merchant of Venice_.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “_Mer._ What are these?
Wit
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.--_Wit without Money_.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How like a prodigal doth she return, With over-weathered ribs and ragged sails.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.--_Wit without Money_.