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The Tempest — The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge
The Tempest — The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge

Chapter II

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_Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.
[_Exeunt._ Notes: II, 1.
3: _hint_] _stint_ Warburton.
5: _masters_] _master_ Johnson.
_mistress_ Steevens conj.
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The Tempest — The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge

Chapter II

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.
Line 2
[_Exeunt._ Notes: II, 1.
Line 3
3: _hint_] _stint_ Warburton.
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5: _masters_] _master_ Johnson.
Line 5
_mistress_ Steevens conj.

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “_Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “_Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.”

All words in this reading · 34

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1

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ Notes: II, 1.

3

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From this reading 3: _hint_] _stint_ Warburton.

5

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From this reading 5: _masters_] _master_ Johnson.

Ari

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

conj

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From this reading _mistress_ Steevens conj.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

Exeunt

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ Notes: II, 1.

go

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

hint

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From this reading 3: _hint_] _stint_ Warburton.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

II

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ Notes: II, 1.

Johnson

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From this reading 5: _masters_] _master_ Johnson.

king

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

lord

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

master

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From this reading 5: _masters_] _master_ Johnson.

masters

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From this reading 5: _masters_] _master_ Johnson.

mistress

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From this reading _mistress_ Steevens conj.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

Notes

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From this reading [_Exeunt._ Notes: II, 1.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

Prospero

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

safely

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

seek

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

son

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From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

Steevens

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From this reading _mistress_ Steevens conj.

stint

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From this reading 3: _hint_] _stint_ Warburton.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.

Warburton

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From this reading 3: _hint_] _stint_ Warburton.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Ari._ Prospero my lord shall know what I have done: So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.