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The Redskins

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/54 · 5 lines
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_Cit._ "Speak, speak."
_1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"
_Cit._ "Resolved, resolved."
_1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."
_Cit._ "We know't, we know't."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Redskins

Chapter V

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Cit._ "Speak, speak."
Line 2
_1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"
Line 3
_Cit._ "Resolved, resolved."
Line 4
_1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."
Line 5
_Cit._ "We know't, we know't."

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Cit._ "Speak, speak."”

All words in this reading · 23

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1

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

all

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

Caius

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

chief

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

Cit

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From this reading _Cit._ "Speak, speak."

die

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

enemy

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

famish

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

know't

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From this reading _Cit._ "We know't, we know't."

Marcus

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

people

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

rather

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

resolved

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From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

Speak

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From this reading _Cit._ "Speak, speak."

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _1 Cit._ "First you know, Caius Marcus is chief enemy to the people."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Cit._ "We know't, we know't."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _1 Cit._ "You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?"