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Chapter X

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THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.
For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?
Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.
King Henry V.
The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dynevor Terrace

Chapter X

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.
Line 2
For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?
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Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.
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King Henry V.
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The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

Learner Dictionary

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

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?”

PART noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?”

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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 Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

appearing

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

BETTER

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From this reading THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

cavaliers

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

chin

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

choice-drawn

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

culled

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

enriched

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

finished

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

follow

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

forenoon

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

France

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

gainst

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

hair

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From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

Henry

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From this reading King Henry V.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

James

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

King

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From this reading King Henry V.

Mary

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

met

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

morning's

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

park

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

PARTnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.

pupil

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

search

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

see

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From this reading Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.

seen

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

siege

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From this reading Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

study

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

therein

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From this reading Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

thoughts

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From this reading Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.

V

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From this reading King Henry V.

VALOUR

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From this reading THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.

wandering

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From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search of his pupil, whom he had not seen since they had finished their morning's work in the study.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France?

Work

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From this reading Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege.