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Chapter IV

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THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
XXVII.
THE GREAT TRIAL.
_Othello._--What dost thou think?
_Iago._-- Think, my lord?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hand and Ring

Chapter IV

Reading 1/507 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
Line 2
XXVII.
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THE GREAT TRIAL.
Line 4
_Othello._--What dost thou think?
Line 5
_Iago._-- Think, my lord?

Learner Dictionary

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

Dost auxiliary verb US /dɑːst/

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading “_Othello._--What dost thou think?”

GREAT noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE GREAT TRIAL.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Othello._--What dost thou think?”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “_Othello._--What dost thou think?”

All words in this reading · 15

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dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?

GREATnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE GREAT TRIAL.

Iago

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From this reading _Iago._-- Think, my lord?

JUSTICE

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From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.

lord

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From this reading _Iago._-- Think, my lord?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Iago._-- Think, my lord?

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.

Othello

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From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?

SCALES

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From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?

TRIAL

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From this reading THE GREAT TRIAL.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?

XXVII

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From this reading XXVII.