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Paul Clifford — Complete
Paul Clifford — Complete

Chapter XXVII

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Caliban.
Hast thou not dropped from heaven?
Tempest.
PETER MacGRAWLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Paul Clifford — Complete

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Caliban.
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Hast thou not dropped from heaven?
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Tempest.
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PETER MacGRAWLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Hast thou not dropped from heaven?”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Hast thou not dropped from heaven?”

All words in this reading · 10

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Caliban

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From this reading Caliban.

dropped

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From this reading Hast thou not dropped from heaven?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Hast thou not dropped from heaven?

Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Hast thou not dropped from heaven?

heaven

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From this reading Hast thou not dropped from heaven?

MacGRAWLER

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From this reading PETER MacGRAWLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hast thou not dropped from heaven?

PETER

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From this reading PETER MacGRAWLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tempest

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From this reading Tempest.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Hast thou not dropped from heaven?