Chapter I
THE AUTHOR OF “MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE.” “IS THE GENTLEMAN ANONYMOUS? IS HE A GREAT UNKNOWN?” Daniel Deronda. _What lover best his love doth prove and show?
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Chapter I
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THE
AUTHOR
OF
“MERCY
PHILBRICK'S
CHOICE.”
“IS
THE
GENTLEMAN
ANONYMOUS?
IS
HE
A
GREAT
UNKNOWN?”
Daniel
Deronda.
_What
lover
best
his
love
doth
prove
and
show?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
AUTHOR
OF
“MERCY
PHILBRICK'S
CHOICE.”
Line 2
“IS
THE
GENTLEMAN
ANONYMOUS?
Line 3
IS
HE
A
GREAT
UNKNOWN?”
Line 4
Daniel
Deronda.
Line 5
_What
lover
best
his
love
doth
prove
and
show?
Learner Dictionary
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Doth
auxiliary verb
US /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “_What lover best his love doth prove and show?”
GENTLEMAN
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““IS THE GENTLEMAN ANONYMOUS?”
GREAT
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IS HE A GREAT UNKNOWN?””
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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 IS HE A GREAT UNKNOWN?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ANONYMOUS
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AUTHOR
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best
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CHOICE
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Daniel
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From this reading Daniel Deronda.
Deronda
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From this reading Daniel Deronda.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading _What lover best his love doth prove and show?
GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IS THE GENTLEMAN ANONYMOUS?
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IS HE A GREAT UNKNOWN?”
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IS HE A GREAT UNKNOWN?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _What lover best his love doth prove and show?
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “IS THE GENTLEMAN ANONYMOUS?
love
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lover
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MERCY
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AUTHOR OF “MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE.”
PHILBRICK'S
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From this reading THE AUTHOR OF “MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE.”
prove
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show
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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 AUTHOR OF “MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE.”
UNKNOWN
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From this reading IS HE A GREAT UNKNOWN?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _What lover best his love doth prove and show?