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Othello

Chapter VI

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Des.
I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.
Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.
Aemil.
Heere's a change indeed.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Othello

Chapter VI

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Des.
Line 2
I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.
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Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.
Line 4
Aemil.
Line 5
Heere's a change indeed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hither adverb US /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading “Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.”

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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 Heere's a change indeed.

Aemil

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From this reading Aemil.

aemilia

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

answeres

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

bed

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

call

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

cannot

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

change

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From this reading Heere's a change indeed.

Des

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From this reading Des.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

go

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

haue

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

Heere's

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From this reading Heere's a change indeed.

hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

husband

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

indeed

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From this reading Heere's a change indeed.

Lay

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

night

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

Prythee

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

sheetes

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

talke

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

water

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

wedding

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From this reading Prythee to night, Lay on my bed my wedding sheetes, remember, And call thy husband hither.

weepe

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From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I haue none: do not talke to me, aemilia, I cannot weepe: nor answeres haue I none, But what should go by water.