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Satanstoe

Chapter VII

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“Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
“I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
“I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
_Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Satanstoe

Chapter VII

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
Line 2
“I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
Line 3
“I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
Line 4
_Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
Line 5
I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

Learner Dictionary

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

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.””

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.”

Fool noun US /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.””

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Two Gentlemen of Verona_.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

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

From this reading “I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading ““I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.””

Thine pronoun US /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading ““I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.””

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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 “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”

Anne

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

care

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From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”

claim

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From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”

day

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

dine

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

endanger

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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

evening

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

father

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

foolnounUS /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”

GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.

girl

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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

hold

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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

house

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”

loves

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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

Mordaunt

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

own

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

saw

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

several

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”

Sir

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From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”

street

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”

times

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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

Two

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From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.

Valentino

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From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”

Verona

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From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.