Chapter XV
"I would that I were low laid in my grave." --KING JOHN. "Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts." --TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. THE last guest has departed.
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Chapter XV
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"I
would
that
I
were
low
laid
in
my
grave."
--KING
JOHN.
"Proteus,
I
love
thee
in
my
heart
of
hearts."
--TWO
GENTLEMEN
OF
VERONA.
THE
last
guest
has
departed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
would
that
I
were
low
laid
in
my
grave."
Line 2
--KING
JOHN.
Line 3
"Proteus,
I
love
thee
in
my
heart
of
hearts."
Line 4
--TWO
GENTLEMEN
OF
VERONA.
Line 5
THE
last
guest
has
departed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
GENTLEMEN
noun
US /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE last guest has departed.”
JOHN
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--KING JOHN.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE last guest has departed.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would that I were low laid in my grave."”
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departed
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From this reading THE last guest has departed.
GENTLEMENnounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
grave
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From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
guest
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From this reading THE last guest has departed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE last guest has departed.
heart
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From this reading "Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts."
hearts
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From this reading "Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
JOHN
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From this reading --KING JOHN.
KING
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From this reading --KING JOHN.
laid
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From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE last guest has departed.
love
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From this reading "Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts."
low
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From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts."
Proteus
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From this reading "Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE last guest has departed.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Proteus, I love thee in my heart of hearts."
TWO
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From this reading --TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
VERONA
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From this reading --TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."