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Penny Plain

Chapter XIII

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"Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.
The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.
Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.
This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.
That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Penny Plain

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.
Line 2
The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.
Line 3
Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.
Line 4
This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.
Line 5
That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

Learner Dictionary

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

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.”

All words in this reading · 61

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

aids

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From this reading That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

Arden

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

Athens

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

brave

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

buy

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

carnation

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

Comedy

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

December

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

Elizabethan

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From this reading That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

else

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

Errors

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

faithfully

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

Forest

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

how

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

imagination

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From this reading That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

Indian

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

living-room

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From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

man

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

many

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From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

Mhor

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

much

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

ménagerie

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

near

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

needed

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From this reading That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

night

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

original

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

plays

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From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

Pray

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

ranged

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

remuneration

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

represented

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

ribbon

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

Rigs

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From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

sir

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From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.

stage

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From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

tent

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

true

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From this reading That true Elizabethan needed no aids to his imagination.

uses

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The living-room at The Rigs was the stage of many plays.

wigwam

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From this reading Its uses ranged from the tent of a ménagerie or the wigwam of an Indian brave to the Forest of Arden.

wood

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From this reading This December night it was a "wood near Athens," and to Mhor, if to no one else, it faithfully represented the original.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Pray you, sir, how much carnation ribbon, may a man buy for a remuneration?"--_Comedy of Errors_.