Chapter VI
MARY. Madman, avaunt! MORTIMER. To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY. Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
Mary Stuart: A Tragedy
Chapter VI
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MARY.
Madman,
avaunt!
MORTIMER.
To
rest
upon
this
bosom,
To
press
upon
this
passion-breathing
mouth----
MARY.
Leave
me,
for
God's
sake,
sir;
let
me
go
in----
MORTIMER.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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MARY.
Line 2
Madman,
avaunt!
Line 3
MORTIMER.
Line 4
To
rest
upon
this
bosom,
To
press
upon
this
passion-breathing
mouth----
MARY.
Line 5
Leave
me,
for
God's
sake,
sir;
let
me
go
in----
MORTIMER.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.”
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avaunt
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From this reading Madman, avaunt!
bosom
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From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
go
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From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
God's
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From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
Leave
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From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
Madman
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From this reading Madman, avaunt!
MARY
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From this reading MARY.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
MORTIMER
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From this reading MORTIMER.
mouth
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From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.
passion-breathing
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From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.
press
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From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.
sake
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From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
sir
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From this reading Leave me, for God's sake, sir; let me go in---- MORTIMER.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To rest upon this bosom, To press upon this passion-breathing mouth---- MARY.