Chapter IV
PAULET. What said the queen to you? MORTIMER. 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly). Hear, Mortimer!
Mary Stuart: A Tragedy
Chapter IV
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PAULET.
What
said
the
queen
to
you?
MORTIMER.
'Twas
nothing,
sir;
Nothing
of
consequence----
PAULET
(looking
at
him
earnestly).
Hear,
Mortimer!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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PAULET.
Line 2
What
said
the
queen
to
you?
Line 3
MORTIMER.
Line 4
'Twas
nothing,
sir;
Nothing
of
consequence----
PAULET
(looking
at
him
earnestly).
Line 5
Hear,
Mortimer!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hear, Mortimer!”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).”
All words in this reading · 18
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
consequence
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From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
earnestly
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From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hear, Mortimer!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
looking
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From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
MORTIMER
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From this reading MORTIMER.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
PAULET
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From this reading PAULET.
queen
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From this reading What said the queen to you?
said
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sir
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From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What said the queen to you?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What said the queen to you?
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas nothing, sir; Nothing of consequence---- PAULET (looking at him earnestly).
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What said the queen to you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What said the queen to you?