Chapter V
MARINA. Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house. BOULT. Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will. MARINA.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Chapter V
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MARINA.
Prove
that
I
cannot,
take
me
home
again,
And
prostitute
me
to
the
basest
groom
That
doth
frequent
your
house.
BOULT.
Well,
I
will
see
what
I
can
do
for
thee:
if
I
can
place
thee,
I
will.
MARINA.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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MARINA.
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Prove
that
I
cannot,
take
me
home
again,
And
prostitute
me
to
the
basest
groom
That
doth
frequent
your
house.
Line 3
BOULT.
Line 4
Well,
I
will
see
what
I
can
do
for
thee:
if
I
can
place
thee,
I
will.
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MARINA.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.”
Doth
auxiliary verb
US /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
basest
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
BOULT
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From this reading BOULT.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
cannot
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
frequent
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
groom
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
home
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
house
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
MARINA
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From this reading MARINA.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
place
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From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
prostitute
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
Prove
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From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
see
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From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.
Well
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From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.