Chapter XIX
Alch: Thou always speakest riddles. Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ? Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water. The fountain compasseth me about. Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
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Chapter XIX
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Alch:
Thou
always
speakest
riddles.
Tell
me
if
thou
art
that
fountain
of
which
Bernard
Lord
Trevizan
writ?
Merc:
I
am
not
that
fountain,
but
I
am
the
water.
The
fountain
compasseth
me
about.
Sandivogius,
“New
Light
of
Alchymy.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Alch:
Thou
always
speakest
riddles.
Line 2
Tell
me
if
thou
art
that
fountain
of
which
Bernard
Lord
Trevizan
writ?
Line 3
Merc:
I
am
not
that
fountain,
but
I
am
the
water.
Line 4
The
fountain
compasseth
me
about.
Line 5
Sandivogius,
“New
Light
of
Alchymy.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The fountain compasseth me about.”
Art
auxiliary verb
US /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fountain compasseth me about.
Alch
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From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
Alchymy
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From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
always
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From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
Bernard
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From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
compasseth
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From this reading The fountain compasseth me about.
fountain
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From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
Light
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From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
Lord
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From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
Merc
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From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
New
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From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
riddles
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From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
Sandivogius
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From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
speakest
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From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
Trevizan
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From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
water
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From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
writ
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From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?