Chapter III
Hath no man seen thee? MADAN. Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue. I am far away In Cornwall. CAMBER.
Locrine: A Tragedy
Chapter III
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Hath
no
man
seen
thee?
MADAN.
Had
he
seen,
and
spoken,
His
head
should
lose
its
tongue.
I
am
far
away
In
Cornwall.
CAMBER.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Hath
no
man
seen
thee?
Line 2
MADAN.
Line 3
Had
he
seen,
and
spoken,
His
head
should
lose
its
tongue.
Line 4
I
am
far
away
In
Cornwall.
Line 5
CAMBER.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hath
auxiliary verb
US /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Hath no man seen thee?”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Hath no man seen thee?”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am far away In Cornwall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
away
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From this reading I am far away In Cornwall.
CAMBER
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From this reading CAMBER.
Cornwall
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From this reading I am far away In Cornwall.
far
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From this reading I am far away In Cornwall.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
head
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From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am far away In Cornwall.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am far away In Cornwall.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
lose
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From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
MADAN
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From this reading MADAN.
man
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From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
seen
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From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
spoken
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From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he seen, and spoken, His head should lose its tongue.