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Chapter XI

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"There's something in a flying horse."
--PETER BELL.
"For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"
--CHAUCER.
"WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Portia

Chapter XI

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

Line 1
"There's something in a flying horse."
Line 2
--PETER BELL.
Line 3
"For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"
Line 4
--CHAUCER.
Line 5
"WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “"For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “"For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “"There's something in a flying horse."”

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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 "There's something in a flying horse."

adversite

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

asks

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

BELL

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From this reading --PETER BELL.

booted

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

CHAUCER

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From this reading --CHAUCER.

Christopher

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

drawing-room

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

Dulce

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

enters

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

flying

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From this reading "There's something in a flying horse."

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

fortunes

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

going

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

horse

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From this reading "There's something in a flying horse."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "There's something in a flying horse."

infortune

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

kind

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

man

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

PETER

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From this reading --PETER BELL.

prosperite

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

sharpe

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

Sir

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

small

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "There's something in a flying horse."

spurred

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

There's

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From this reading "There's something in a flying horse."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

Uncle

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From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

whan

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.

worst

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From this reading "For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "WHERE are you going, Uncle Christopher?" asks Dulce, as Sir Christopher enters the small drawing-room, booted and spurred for a long journey.