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The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale

Chapter V

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Dion.
I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.
O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?
Cleo.
But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Winter's Tale

Chapter V

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Dion.
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I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.
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O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?
Line 4
Cleo.
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But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

Learner Dictionary

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

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.”

Thunder noun US /ˈthunder/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.”

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all

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

burst

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

caught

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

Celestiall

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

ceremonious

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

Cleo

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From this reading Cleo.

Dio

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

Dion

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From this reading Dion.

eare-deaff'ning

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

graue

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

Habits

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

How

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

i'th

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

Ioues

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

Kin

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

most

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

O

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

o'th

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

Offring

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

Oracle

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

report

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

reuerence

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

Sacrifice

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

Sence

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

solemne

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

surpriz'd

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

terme

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

thinkes

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.

ThundernounUS /ˈthunder/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

vn-earthly

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From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

Voyce

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From this reading But of all, the burst And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle, Kin to Ioues Thunder, so surpriz'd my Sence, That I was nothing Dio.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th' Offring?

Wearers

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From this reading I shall report, For most it caught me, the Celestiall Habits, (Me thinkes I so should terme them) and the reuerence Of the graue Wearers.