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Miscellanies

Chapter VI

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SECOND MAN.
We do not know.
MYRRHINA.
Why do ye yourselves not look at me?
FIRST MAN.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miscellanies

Chapter VI

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SECOND MAN.
Line 2
We do not know.
/wiː duː nɑːt know/
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MYRRHINA.
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Why do ye yourselves not look at me?
Line 5
FIRST MAN.

Learner Dictionary

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

FIRST noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FIRST MAN.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We do not know.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Why do ye yourselves not look at me?”

SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SECOND MAN.”

Yourselves pronoun US /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading “Why do ye yourselves not look at me?”

All words in this reading · 14

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Why do ye yourselves not look at me?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We do not know.

FIRSTnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FIRST MAN.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We do not know.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Why do ye yourselves not look at me?

MAN

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SECOND MAN.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Why do ye yourselves not look at me?

MYRRHINA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MYRRHINA.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We do not know.

SECOND

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From this reading SECOND MAN.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We do not know.

Why

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From this reading Why do ye yourselves not look at me?

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Why do ye yourselves not look at me?

yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading Why do ye yourselves not look at me?