Chapter VIII
[Exit hastily. FIESCO. The play awaits us, too, signora. May I offer you my hand? JULIA.
Fiesco
Chapter VIII
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[Exit
hastily.
FIESCO.
The
play
awaits
us,
too,
signora.
May
I
offer
you
my
hand?
JULIA.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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[Exit
hastily.
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FIESCO.
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The
play
awaits
us,
too,
signora.
Line 4
May
I
offer
you
my
hand?
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JULIA.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I offer you my hand?”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I offer you my hand?”
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awaits
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From this reading The play awaits us, too, signora.
Exit
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FIESCO
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hand
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hastily
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I offer you my hand?
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I offer you my hand?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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offer
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play
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From this reading The play awaits us, too, signora.
signora
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The play awaits us, too, signora.
too
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From this reading The play awaits us, too, signora.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The play awaits us, too, signora.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May I offer you my hand?