Chapter VII
BURLEIGH. I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence. ELIZABETH. Oh, I die For shame! How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
Mary Stuart: A Tragedy
Chapter VII
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BURLEIGH.
I
cannot
yet
conceive
what
potent
means,
What
magic
he
exerted,
to
surprise
My
queen's
accustomed
prudence.
ELIZABETH.
Oh,
I
die
For
shame!
How
must
he
laugh
to
scorn
my
weakness!
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BURLEIGH.
Line 2
I
cannot
yet
conceive
what
potent
means,
What
magic
he
exerted,
to
surprise
My
queen's
accustomed
prudence.
Line 3
ELIZABETH.
Line 4
Oh,
I
die
For
shame!
Line 5
How
must
he
laugh
to
scorn
my
weakness!
Learner Dictionary
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Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!”
Weakness
noun
US /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.”
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BURLEIGH
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die
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ELIZABETH
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exerted
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, I die For shame!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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laugh
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magic
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means
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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Oh
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potent
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prudence
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queen's
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scorn
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shame
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surprise
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.