Chapter VI
"Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected." SHAKSPEARE. "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo. "I did." "Enough so to recognise form and countenance?"
The Bravo: A Tale
Chapter VI
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"Caesar
himself
has
work,
and
our
oppression
Exceeds
what
we
expected."
SHAKSPEARE.
"Didst
thou
note
him
that
left
me?"
eagerly
demanded
the
Signer
Gradenigo.
"I
did."
"Enough
so
to
recognise
form
and
countenance?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Caesar
himself
has
work,
and
our
oppression
Exceeds
what
we
expected."
Line 2
SHAKSPEARE.
Line 3
"Didst
thou
note
him
that
left
me?"
eagerly
demanded
the
Signer
Gradenigo.
Line 4
"I
did."
/aɪ dɪd/
Line 5
"Enough
so
to
recognise
form
and
countenance?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Didst
auxiliary verb
US /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
Caesar
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From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
countenance
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From this reading "Enough so to recognise form and countenance?"
demanded
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From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did."
Didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
eagerly
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From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
Enough
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From this reading "Enough so to recognise form and countenance?"
Exceeds
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From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
expected
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From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
form
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From this reading "Enough so to recognise form and countenance?"
Gradenigo
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From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
note
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From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
oppression
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From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
recognise
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From this reading "Enough so to recognise form and countenance?"
SHAKSPEARE
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From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
Signer
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From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Enough so to recognise form and countenance?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Didst thou note him that left me?" eagerly demanded the Signer Gradenigo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Enough so to recognise form and countenance?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."
work
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From this reading "Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected."