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A Gentleman Player
A Gentleman Player

Chapter V

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THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.
"Warrants and pursuivants!
Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.
His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.
"Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."
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A Gentleman Player

Chapter V

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.
Line 2
"Warrants and pursuivants!
Line 3
Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.
Line 4
His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.
Line 5
"Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

Learner Dictionary

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

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."”

GENTLEMAN noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.”

HIMSELF pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading “THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Warrants and pursuivants!

Away

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

beard

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

black

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

cheeks

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

excitement

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From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

face

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

features

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

fever

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

Fleetwood

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

flowing

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

flushed

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

full

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.

gray

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

hair

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

Hal

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From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

Hogsdon

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

instantly

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From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

known

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From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

man

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

news

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From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

now

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

PLAYER

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From this reading THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.

private

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From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

PROVES

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From this reading THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.

pursuivants

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From this reading "Warrants and pursuivants!

regular

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

round

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

sallow

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

Sir

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

streaks

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

sunken

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

suppressing

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From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PLAYER PROVES HIMSELF A GENTLEMAN.

there

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From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."

usually

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

Valentine

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

Warrants

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From this reading "Warrants and pursuivants!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

Wise

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

Woman

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From this reading Away! warrants and pursuivants!"--_The Wise Woman of Hogsdon._ Sir Valentine Fleetwood was a thin man, with regular features and sunken cheeks, his usually sallow face now flushed with fever.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading His full round beard was gray, but there were yet streaks of black in his flowing hair.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Sir Valentine," Hal began, suppressing his excitement, "there is private news I must make known to you instantly."