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The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Two Noble Kinsmen

Chapter IV

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PALAMON.
And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.
Out with’t, faith.
PALAMON.
She met him in an arbour.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Two Noble Kinsmen

Chapter IV

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PALAMON.
Line 2
And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.
Line 3
Out with’t, faith.
Line 4
PALAMON.
Line 5
She met him in an arbour.

Learner Dictionary

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Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.”

All words in this reading · 17

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She met him in an arbour.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

arbour

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From this reading She met him in an arbour.

Arcite

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From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

call

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From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

faith

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From this reading Out with’t, faith.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

heard

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From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She met him in an arbour.

met

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From this reading She met him in an arbour.

Out

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From this reading Out with’t, faith.

PALAMON

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From this reading PALAMON.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She met him in an arbour.

some

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From this reading And I have heard some call him Arcite, and— ARCITE.

with't

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From this reading Out with’t, faith.