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Othello
Othello

Chapter IV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/79 · 5 lines
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Oth.
I am bound to thee for euer Iago.
I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.
Not a iot, not a iot Iago.
Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Othello

Chapter IV

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Oth.
Line 2
I am bound to thee for euer Iago.
Line 3
I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.
Line 4
Not a iot, not a iot Iago.
Line 5
Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

Learner Dictionary

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

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “I am bound to thee for euer Iago.”

All words in this reading · 34

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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 I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

bound

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From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

Comes

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From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

consider

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From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

dash'd

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From this reading I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.

euer

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From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

feare

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From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.

hope

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From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

Iago

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From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

iot

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From this reading Not a iot, not a iot Iago.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.

Loue

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From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not a iot, not a iot Iago.

Oth

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From this reading Oth.

see

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From this reading I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.

Spirits

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From this reading I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.

spoke

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From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am bound to thee for euer Iago.

Trust

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From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Trust me, I feare it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Loue.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I see this hath a little dash'd your Spirits: Oth.