Chapter XXIX
AMIEL TO THE FORE. “Hero. I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.” Much Ado About Nothing. “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
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Chapter XXIX
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AMIEL
TO
THE
FORE.
“Hero.
I
will
do
any
modest
office,
my
lord,
to
help
her
to
a
good
husband.”
Much
Ado
About
Nothing.
“WHO
was
that
gentleman
that
bowed
to
you
just
now,
Cicely?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AMIEL
TO
THE
FORE.
Line 2
“Hero.
Line 3
I
will
do
any
modest
office,
my
lord,
to
help
her
to
a
good
husband.”
Line 4
Much
Ado
About
Nothing.
Line 5
“WHO
was
that
gentleman
that
bowed
to
you
just
now,
Cicely?
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 “Much Ado About Nothing.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.””
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Much Ado About Nothing.”
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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 I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
Ado
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From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
AMIEL
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From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
any
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From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
bowed
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From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
Cicely
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From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
FORE
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From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
Hero
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From this reading “Hero.
husband
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From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
just
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From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
lord
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From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
modest
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From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
Much
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From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
now
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From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
office
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From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?