Chapter IV
Chapter 4
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"What have we here? A carrion death!" /Merchant of Venice/, Act ii. Sc. 7.
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 01
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
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"What
have
we
here?
A
carrion
death!"
/Merchant
of
Venice/,
Act
ii.
Sc.
7.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 01
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 01 is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"What
have
we
here?
/wʌt hæv wiː hiːr/
Line 2
A
carrion
death!"
/ə ˈkeriən deθ/
Line 3
/Merchant
of
Venice/,
Act
ii.
Line 4
Sc.
Line 5
7.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “/Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.”
carrion
noun
US /ˈkeriən/
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
From this reading “A carrion death!"”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “A carrion death!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What have we here?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"What have we here?”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “/Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.”
Venice
noun
US /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading “/Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.”
All words in this reading · 14
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7
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From this reading 7.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A carrion death!"
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.
carrionnounUS /ˈkeriən/
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
From this reading A carrion death!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A carrion death!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have we here?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What have we here?
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.
Scnoun
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading Sc.
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act ii.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What have we here?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have we here?
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