Chapter XXIII
Viola. And dost thou love me? Lysander.... Love thee, Viola? Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
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Chapter XXIII
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Viola.
And
dost
thou
love
me?
Lysander....
Love
thee,
Viola?
Do
I
not
fly
thee
when
my
being
drinks
Light
from
thine
eyes?--that
flight
is
all
my
answer!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Viola.
Line 2
And
dost
thou
love
me?
Line 3
Lysander....
Line 4
Love
thee,
Viola?
Line 5
Do
I
not
fly
thee
when
my
being
drinks
Light
from
thine
eyes?--that
flight
is
all
my
answer!
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 “Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!”
Dost
auxiliary verb
US /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And dost thou love me?”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Love thee, Viola?”
Thine
pronoun
US /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And dost thou love me?”
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From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And dost thou love me?
answer
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From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading And dost thou love me?
drinks
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From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
eyes
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From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
flight
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From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
fly
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From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
Light
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From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
love
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From this reading And dost thou love me?
Lysander
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From this reading Lysander....
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And dost thou love me?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Love thee, Viola?
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And dost thou love me?
Viola
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From this reading Viola.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!