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Roger Trewinion
Roger Trewinion

Chapter X

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OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
--_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.
She looked up as if surprised at my question.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Roger Trewinion

Chapter X

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

Line 1
OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.
Line 2
See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.
Line 3
An eye like Mars to threaten or command.
Line 4
--_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.
Line 5
She looked up as if surprised at my question.

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She looked up as if surprised at my question.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She looked up as if surprised at my question.”

Surprised noun US /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She looked up as if surprised at my question.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.”

All words in this reading · 49

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3

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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.

Act

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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

brothers

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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

brow

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

command

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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

counterfeit

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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

curls

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

DARKNESS

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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

eye

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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

front

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

grace

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

Hamlet

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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

Hyperion's

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

III

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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.

Jove

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

like

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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

Mars

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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

OMENS

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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

picture

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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

presentment

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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

Scene

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From this reading --_Hamlet_, Act III, Scene 3.

seated

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

See

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From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

surprisednounUS /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

threaten

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From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading An eye like Mars to threaten or command.

two

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From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

up

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From this reading She looked up as if surprised at my question.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading OMENS OF DARKNESS Look here upon this picture, and on this; The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading See what grace was seated on his brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself.