Chapter XXXVIII
"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued. Farewell! Farewell! Farewell!" All right!
Nancy: A Novel
Chapter XXXVIII
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"So
mayst
thou
die,
as
I
do;
fear
and
pain
Being
subdued.
Farewell!
Farewell!
Farewell!"
All
right!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
"So
mayst
thou
die,
as
I
do;
fear
and
pain
Being
subdued.
Line 2
Farewell!
Line 3
Farewell!
Line 4
Farewell!"
Line 5
All
right!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right!”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.”
All words in this reading · 15
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All
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From this reading All right!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
die
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From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
Farewell
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From this reading Farewell!
fear
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From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
mayst
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From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
pain
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From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All right!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
subdued
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From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "So mayst thou die, as I do; fear and pain Being subdued.