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Mrs. Arthur
Mrs. Arthur

Chapter I

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MRS.
ARTHUR.
“Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.
A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”
TAMING OF THE SHREW.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mrs. Arthur

Chapter I

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MRS.
Line 2
ARTHUR.
Line 3
“Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.
Line 4
A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”
Line 5
TAMING OF THE SHREW.

Learner Dictionary

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

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading ““Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.”

All words in this reading · 27

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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 woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

ARTHUR

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From this reading ARTHUR.

brow

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

dart

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

eyes

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

Fie

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

fountain

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From this reading A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

glances

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”

like

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From this reading A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”

mov'd

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From this reading A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TAMING OF THE SHREW.

scornful

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

SHREW

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From this reading TAMING OF THE SHREW.

TAMING

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From this reading TAMING OF THE SHREW.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading TAMING OF THE SHREW.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

threat'ning

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

troubled

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From this reading A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”

unkind

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

unknit

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From this reading “Fie, fie! unknit that threat’ning, unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes.

woman

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From this reading A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled.”