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Rossmoyne
Rossmoyne

Chapter I

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ROSSMOYNE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rossmoyne

Chapter I

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ROSSMOYNE.
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BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
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"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
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"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
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TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

Learner Dictionary

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

Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”

Quarrel noun US /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry argument or disagreement

From this reading “"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”

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abroach

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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

AUTHOR

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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

BAWN

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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

BOOKBINDING

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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

COMPANY

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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

ETC

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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

hate

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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

Here's

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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

JULIET

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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

love

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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

MOLLY

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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

more

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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

much

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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

nephew

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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

new

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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

PHYLLIS

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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

PORTIA

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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

PRINTING

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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry argument or disagreement

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

ROMEO

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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

ROSSMOYNE

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From this reading ROSSMOYNE.

set

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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

Speak

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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

TROW'S

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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.

YORK

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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?