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Daireen. Complete
Daireen. Complete

Chapter XII

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Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...
His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.
Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.
It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.
_Queen_....
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Daireen. Complete

Chapter XII

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...
Line 2
His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.
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Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.
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It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.
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_Queen_....

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.”

Providence noun US /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading “Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.”

All words in this reading · 51

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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 His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

base

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

common

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From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

discretion

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From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

haunt

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From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

hearing

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From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

kept

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From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

lack

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From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

lend

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From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

like

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

mad

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From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

madness

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

man

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From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

metals

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

mineral

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

ore

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

out

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From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

Pity

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From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

pure

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

Queen

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From this reading _Queen_....

restrained

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From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

serious

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From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

Shows

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

some

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

sort

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From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

unfold

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From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

very

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From this reading His very madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

young

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From this reading Providence Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man...

younger

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From this reading It is common for the younger sort To lack discretion.