Chapter XII
A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. "_Camilla_. Thou execrable man, beware!-- "_Cenci_. Of thee? Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
Jane Seton
Chapter XII
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A
LORD
ADVOCATE
OF
THE
SIXTEENTH
CENTURY.
"_Camilla_.
Thou
execrable
man,
beware!--
"_Cenci_.
Of
thee?
Nay
this
is
idle:--We
should
know
each
other.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
LORD
ADVOCATE
OF
THE
SIXTEENTH
CENTURY.
Line 2
"_Camilla_.
Line 3
Thou
execrable
man,
beware!--
"_Cenci_.
Line 4
Of
thee?
/ʌv ðiː/
Line 5
Nay
this
is
idle:--We
should
know
each
other.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.”
Nay
exclamation
US /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Of thee?”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou execrable man, beware!-- "_Cenci_.”
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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 A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
ADVOCATE
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From this reading A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
beware
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From this reading Thou execrable man, beware!-- "_Cenci_.
Camilla
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From this reading "_Camilla_.
Cenci
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From this reading Thou execrable man, beware!-- "_Cenci_.
CENTURY
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From this reading A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
execrable
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From this reading Thou execrable man, beware!-- "_Cenci_.
idle
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From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
LORD
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From this reading A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
man
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From this reading Thou execrable man, beware!-- "_Cenci_.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
other
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From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
SIXTEENTH
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From this reading A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LORD ADVOCATE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Of thee?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou execrable man, beware!-- "_Cenci_.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nay this is idle:--We should know each other.