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Jane Seton
Jane Seton

Chapter XX

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THE SECOND VISIT.
"Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."
_Edward the Black Prince_.
The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.
Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jane Seton

Chapter XX

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SECOND VISIT.
Line 2
"Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."
Line 3
_Edward the Black Prince_.
Line 4
The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.
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Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “"Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.”

SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SECOND VISIT.”

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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 "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

administered

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

advocate

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From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

anew

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

Black

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From this reading _Edward the Black Prince_.

blanched

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

calm

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

Cancel

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

comforts

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

country's

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

draught

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

duly

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

Edward

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From this reading _Edward the Black Prince_.

esteem

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

favourably

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From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

forfeit

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

Give

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

happened

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From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

heart

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

honour

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

hope

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

innocence

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

intriguing

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From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

Jane

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

late

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From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

lord

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From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

lost

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

master

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

mercy

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

most

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From this reading Everything of late had happened most favourably for the intriguing lord advocate.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

Prince

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From this reading _Edward the Black Prince_.

Restore

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

royal

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

SECOND

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From this reading THE SECOND VISIT.

Seton

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

sleeping

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

slept

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

soothing

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

soul

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

sweet

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SECOND VISIT.

Tib

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

treasons

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

Trotter

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From this reading The soothing or sleeping draught had been duly administered by Tib Trotter, and Jane Seton slept.

virtuous

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From this reading "Give me again my innocence of soul; Give me my forfeit honour blanched anew; Cancel my treasons to my royal master; Restore me to my country's lost esteem, To the sweet hope of mercy from above, And the calm comforts of a virtuous heart."

VISIT

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From this reading THE SECOND VISIT.