Chapter VI
Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany. Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square! [_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear! DE VARDES Take courage! THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts
Chapter VI
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Fatal
is
my
name
And
hated
through
long
years
in
Brittany.
Perhaps
I
shall
not
live
to
cross
the
square!
[_The
noise
of
the
mob
without._
Oh,
hear!
DE
VARDES
Take
courage!
THE
MARQUISE
From
the
window
there,
Wilt
watch
me
on
my
way?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Fatal
is
my
name
And
hated
through
long
years
in
Brittany.
Line 2
Perhaps
I
shall
not
live
to
cross
the
square!
Line 3
[_The
noise
of
the
mob
without._
Oh,
hear!
Line 4
DE
VARDES
Take
courage!
Line 5
THE
MARQUISE
From
the
window
there,
Wilt
watch
me
on
my
way?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DE VARDES Take courage!”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.”
Wilt
modal verb
US /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “[_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Brittany
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courage
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From this reading DE VARDES Take courage!
cross
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DE
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From this reading DE VARDES Take courage!
Fatal
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
hated
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.
live
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.
MARQUISE
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From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
mob
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From this reading [_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.
noise
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From this reading [_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!
Oh
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From this reading [_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
square
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DE VARDES Take courage!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
there
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From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps I shall not live to cross the square!
VARDES
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From this reading DE VARDES Take courage!
watch
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From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
way
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From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
Wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
window
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From this reading THE MARQUISE From the window there, Wilt watch me on my way?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading [_The noise of the mob without._ Oh, hear!
years
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From this reading Fatal is my name And hated through long years in Brittany.