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Dynevor Terrace

Chapter XX

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THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.
Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
Have you heard?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dynevor Terrace

Chapter XX

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.
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Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.
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Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.
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'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?
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Have you heard?

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you heard?”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading “Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.”

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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 Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

any

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From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

arm

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From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

casually

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From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

Cymbeline

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From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

dear

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From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

Europe

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From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

FANTASTIC

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From this reading THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.

Fitzjocelyn

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From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have you heard?

heard

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From this reading Have you heard?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

jewel

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From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

king's

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From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

lose

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From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

master's

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From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

revenue

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From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

Search

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From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

Shrew

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From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

too

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From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

VISCOUNT

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From this reading THE FANTASTIC VISCOUNT.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Search for a jewel that too casually Hath left mine arm: it was thy master's.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 'My dear Fitzjocelyn, what is to be done?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Shrew me If I would lose it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe!--Cymbeline.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Have you heard?