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Fiesco
Fiesco

Chapter II

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A MASK.
We are accustomed to spend it in action.
FIESCO.
A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
VERRINA (unmasking).
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fiesco

Chapter II

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A MASK.
Line 2
We are accustomed to spend it in action.
Line 3
FIESCO.
Line 4
A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
Line 5
VERRINA (unmasking).
All words in this reading · 18

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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 A MASK.

accustomed

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From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.

action

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From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.

answer

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From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.

bespeaks

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From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.

FIESCO

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From this reading FIESCO.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.

manly

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From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.

MASK

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From this reading A MASK.

spend

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From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.

unmasking

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From this reading VERRINA (unmasking).

Verrina

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From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.