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The Spanish Curate: A Comedy
The Spanish Curate: A Comedy

Chapter V

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[_Exit_.
_Mil_.
Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.
_Ars_.
Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Spanish Curate: A Comedy

Chapter V

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[_Exit_.
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_Mil_.
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Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.
Line 4
_Ars_.
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Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

Learner Dictionary

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

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.”

Valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.”

All words in this reading · 18

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Ars

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From this reading _Ars_.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

dares

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From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

doing

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From this reading Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.

Exit

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From this reading [_Exit_.

Hang

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From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.

Mil

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From this reading _Mil_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.

out-rage

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From this reading Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.

some

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From this reading Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.

strange

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From this reading Or doing some strange out-rage on himself.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading Hang him, he dares not be so valiant.