Chapter XXIV
Yorke. A greater gift? O, that's the Sword to it Glo. I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke. O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
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Chapter XXIV
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Yorke.
A
greater
gift?
O,
that's
the
Sword
to
it
Glo.
I,
gentle
Cousin,
were
it
light
enough
Yorke.
O
then
I
see,
you
will
part
but
with
light
gifts,
In
weightier
things
you'le
say
a
Begger
nay
Glo.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Yorke.
Line 2
A
greater
gift?
Line 3
O,
that's
the
Sword
to
it
Glo.
Line 4
I,
gentle
Cousin,
were
it
light
enough
Yorke.
Line 5
O
then
I
see,
you
will
part
but
with
light
gifts,
In
weightier
things
you'le
say
a
Begger
nay
Glo.
Learner Dictionary
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Nay
exclamation
US /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.”
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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 A greater gift?
Begger
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Cousin
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From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
enough
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From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
gentle
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From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
gift
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From this reading A greater gift?
gifts
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Glo
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From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
greater
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From this reading A greater gift?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
light
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From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
O
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From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
say
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
see
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Sword
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From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
that's
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From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
then
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
things
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
weightier
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Yorke
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From this reading Yorke.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
you'le
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.