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Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/82 · 5 lines
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_Vlyſ_.
Now, great Thetis’ son!
_Achil_.
What are you reading?
_Vlyſ_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Troilus and Cressida

Chapter V

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Vlyſ_.
Line 2
Now, great Thetis’ son!
Line 3
_Achil_.
Line 4
What are you reading?
Line 5
_Vlyſ_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, great Thetis’ son!”

All words in this reading · 10

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Achil

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From this reading _Achil_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading What are you reading?

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now, great Thetis’ son!

Now

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From this reading Now, great Thetis’ son!

reading

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From this reading What are you reading?

son

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From this reading Now, great Thetis’ son!

Thetis

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From this reading Now, great Thetis’ son!

Vlyſ

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From this reading _Vlyſ_.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What are you reading?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What are you reading?