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The Bravo: A Tale
The Bravo: A Tale

Chapter XXV

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"Enough.
I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."
KING JOHN.
Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.
He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bravo: A Tale

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Enough.
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I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."
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KING JOHN.
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Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.
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He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

Learner Dictionary

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

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."”

Deceit noun US /dɪˈsiːt/

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

From this reading “Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading “He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.”

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “KING JOHN.”

Merry noun US /merry/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."”

All words in this reading · 59

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advantage

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

agents

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

all

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

circumstances

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

Councils

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

deeply

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From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

Enough

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From this reading "Enough.

eyes

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

far

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

how

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

Hubert

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

I'll

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

intend

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

interest

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

Jacopo

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From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

JOHN

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From this reading KING JOHN.

KING

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From this reading KING JOHN.

knew

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

love

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

merry

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

movements

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

now

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

practised

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From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

say

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

seemingly

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

thrown

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

unceasingly

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

Venetian

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From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.

way

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From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

Well

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From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember."

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He knew how unceasingly the eyes of the Councils, through their agents, were on the movements of those in whom they took an interest, and he was far from feeling all the advantage circumstances had seemingly thrown in his way.

windings

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From this reading Jacopo was deeply practised in the windings of Venetian deceit.