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King Richard III
King Richard III

Chapter III

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Boy.
I cannot thinke it.
Hearke, what noise is this?
Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.
Qu.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Richard III

Chapter III

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Boy.
Line 2
I cannot thinke it.
Line 3
Hearke, what noise is this?
Line 4
Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.
Line 5
Qu.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.”

All words in this reading · 22

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.

Boy

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From this reading Boy.

cannot

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From this reading I cannot thinke it.

Dorset

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ears

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Enter

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haire

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Hearke

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From this reading Hearke, what noise is this?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I cannot thinke it.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Hearke, what noise is this?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I cannot thinke it.

noise

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From this reading Hearke, what noise is this?

Qu

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From this reading Qu.

Queene

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Riuers

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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 Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.

thinke

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From this reading I cannot thinke it.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Hearke, what noise is this?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Hearke, what noise is this?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, Riuers & Dorset after her.