Chapter VIII
“What is yon gentleman?” Nurse. “The son and heir of old Tiberio.” Juliet. “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
The Red Rover: A Tale
Chapter VIII
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“What
is
yon
gentleman?”
Nurse.
“The
son
and
heir
of
old
Tiberio.”
Juliet.
“What’s
he
that
follows
there,
that
would
not
dance?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
is
yon
gentleman?”
Line 2
Nurse.
Line 3
“The
son
and
heir
of
old
Tiberio.”
Line 4
Juliet.
Line 5
“What’s
he
that
follows
there,
that
would
not
dance?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What is yon gentleman?””
Heir
noun
US /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading ““The son and heir of old Tiberio.””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The son and heir of old Tiberio.”
dance
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From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
follows
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From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What is yon gentleman?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “The son and heir of old Tiberio.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is yon gentleman?”
Juliet
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From this reading Juliet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
Nurse
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From this reading Nurse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The son and heir of old Tiberio.”
old
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From this reading “The son and heir of old Tiberio.”
son
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From this reading “The son and heir of old Tiberio.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The son and heir of old Tiberio.”
there
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From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
Tiberio
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From this reading “The son and heir of old Tiberio.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is yon gentleman?”
What's
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From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?”
yon
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From this reading “What is yon gentleman?”