Chapter III
"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/.
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 04
Chapter III
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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/
Editorial verification pending
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
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
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.
From this reading “/Merchant of Venice/.”
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/.