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Chapter XXIII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
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MELISANDE.
You see, I don't know your name yet.
GERVASE.
I am called Gervase.
MELISANDE.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Second Plays

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MELISANDE.
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You see, I don't know your name yet.
Line 3
GERVASE.
Line 4
I am called Gervase.
Line 5
MELISANDE.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You see, I don't know your name yet.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You see, I don't know your name yet.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “You see, I don't know your name yet.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am called Gervase.

called

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From this reading I am called Gervase.

don't

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From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.

GERVASE

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From this reading GERVASE.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.

MELISANDE

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From this reading MELISANDE.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.

see

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From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You see, I don't know your name yet.