Chapter XV
A New Master
In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
Grisly Grisell
Chapter XV · A New Master
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In
the
dark
chambère,
if
the
bride
was
fair,
Ye
wis,
I
could
not
see.
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In
the
dark
chambère,
if
the
bride
was
fair,
Ye
wis,
I
could
not
see.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.”
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.”
All words in this reading · 14
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bride
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chambère
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dark
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
see
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
wis
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From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading In the dark chambère, if the bride was fair, Ye wis, I could not see.