Chapter V
“The which?” we asked modestly. “The Elizabethan era?” We were silent. “Or the pre-Shakespearean tragedy?” We hung our head.
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Chapter V
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“The
which?”
we
asked
modestly.
“The
Elizabethan
era?”
We
were
silent.
“Or
the
pre-Shakespearean
tragedy?”
We
hung
our
head.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“The
which?”
we
asked
modestly.
Line 2
“The
Elizabethan
era?”
Line 3
We
were
silent.
Line 4
“Or
the
pre-Shakespearean
tragedy?”
Line 5
We
hung
our
head.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The which?” we asked modestly.”
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Elizabethan
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era
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head
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hung
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modestly
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OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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pre-Shakespearean
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silent
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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tragedy
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were silent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The which?” we asked modestly.