Chapter XII
THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS. Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came. --Comus. Pedro. Now do me noble right.
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Chapter XII
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THE
LOVERS.--THE
ENCOUNTER
AND
QUARREL
OF
THE
RIVALS.
Two
such
I
saw,
what
time
the
laboured
ox
In
his
loose
traces
from
the
furrow
came.
--Comus.
Pedro.
Now
do
me
noble
right.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LOVERS.--THE
ENCOUNTER
AND
QUARREL
OF
THE
RIVALS.
Line 2
Two
such
I
saw,
what
time
the
laboured
ox
In
his
loose
traces
from
the
furrow
came.
Line 3
--Comus.
Line 4
Pedro.
Line 5
Now
do
me
noble
right.
Learner Dictionary
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QUARREL
noun
US /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now do me noble right.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.”
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.
came
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
Comus
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From this reading --Comus.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now do me noble right.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
furrow
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
laboured
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
loose
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
LOVERS
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From this reading THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now do me noble right.
noble
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From this reading Now do me noble right.
Now
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From this reading Now do me noble right.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.
ox
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
Pedro
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From this reading Pedro.
QUARRELnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now do me noble right.
RIVALS
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From this reading THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.
saw
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVERS.--THE ENCOUNTER AND QUARREL OF THE RIVALS.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
traces
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
Two
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From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Two such I saw, what time the laboured ox In his loose traces from the furrow came.