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Satanstoe
Satanstoe

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/41 · 5 lines
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“Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.
Has he any unbraided wares?”
“Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”
_Winter's Tale_.
I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Satanstoe

Chapter III

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.
Line 2
Has he any unbraided wares?”
Line 3
“Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”
Line 4
_Winter's Tale_.
Line 5
I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

Learner Dictionary

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

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading ““Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Has he any unbraided wares?””

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ““Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.””

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

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

From this reading “I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading ““Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.”

All words in this reading · 40

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admirable

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From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

any

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From this reading Has he any unbraided wares?”

approach

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From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

BelievenounUS /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

bring

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From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

college

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

conceited

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From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

fellow

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From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

four

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Has he any unbraided wares?”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Has he any unbraided wares?”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

intention

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

Pr'ythee

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From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

reader

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

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

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

singing

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From this reading “Pr'ythee, bring him in; and let him approach singing.”

taking

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

Tale

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From this reading _Winter's Tale_.

talkest

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From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

term

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading “Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

unbraided

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From this reading Has he any unbraided wares?”

usual

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

wares

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From this reading Has he any unbraided wares?”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

Winter's

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From this reading _Winter's Tale_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.

years

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From this reading I have no intention of taking the reader with me through college, where I remained the usual term of four years.