Chapter VII
Hero. Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach? Claud. Marry that can Hero, Hero it selfe can blot out Heroes vertue. What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
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Chapter VII
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Hero.
Is
it
not
Hero?
who
can
blot
that
name
With
any
iust
reproach?
Claud.
Marry
that
can
Hero,
Hero
it
selfe
can
blot
out
Heroes
vertue.
What
man
was
he,
talkt
with
you
yesternight,
Out
at
your
window
betwixt
twelue
and
one?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Hero.
Line 2
Is
it
not
Hero?
who
can
blot
that
name
With
any
iust
reproach?
Line 3
Claud.
Line 4
Marry
that
can
Hero,
Hero
it
selfe
can
blot
out
Heroes
vertue.
Line 5
What
man
was
he,
talkt
with
you
yesternight,
Out
at
your
window
betwixt
twelue
and
one?
Learner Dictionary
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Betwixt
preposition
US /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading “What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
any
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From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
blot
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From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
Claud
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From this reading Claud.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
Hero
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From this reading Hero.
Heroes
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From this reading Marry that can Hero, Hero it selfe can blot out Heroes vertue.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
iust
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man
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From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
Marry
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From this reading Marry that can Hero, Hero it selfe can blot out Heroes vertue.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
out
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From this reading Marry that can Hero, Hero it selfe can blot out Heroes vertue.
reproach
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From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
selfe
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From this reading Marry that can Hero, Hero it selfe can blot out Heroes vertue.
talkt
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From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
twelue
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vertue
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From this reading Marry that can Hero, Hero it selfe can blot out Heroes vertue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
window
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From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is it not Hero? who can blot that name With any iust reproach?
yesternight
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From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What man was he, talkt with you yesternight, Out at your window betwixt twelue and one?