Chapter XVI
_King._ Will you not dance? How come you thus estranged? _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed. _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man. 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
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Chapter XVI
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_King._
Will
you
not
dance?
How
come
you
thus
estranged?
_Ros._
You
took
the
moon
at
full,
but
now
she’s
changed.
_King._
Yet
still
she
is
the
moon,
and
I
the
man.
215
The
music
plays;
vouchsafe
some
motion
to
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_King._
Will
you
not
dance?
Line 2
How
come
you
thus
estranged?
Line 3
_Ros._
You
took
the
moon
at
full,
but
now
she’s
changed.
Line 4
_King._
Yet
still
she
is
the
moon,
and
I
the
man.
Line 5
215
The
music
plays;
vouchsafe
some
motion
to
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How come you thus estranged?”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “_King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.”
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215
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
changed
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From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How come you thus estranged?
dance
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From this reading _King._ Will you not dance?
estranged
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From this reading How come you thus estranged?
full
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From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
How
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From this reading How come you thus estranged?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
King
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From this reading _King._ Will you not dance?
man
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From this reading _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.
moon
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From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
motion
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From this reading 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
music
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From this reading 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _King._ Will you not dance?
now
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From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
plays
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From this reading 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
Ros
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From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.
she's
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From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
some
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From this reading 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
thus
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From this reading How come you thus estranged?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ros._ You took the moon at full, but now she’s changed.
vouchsafe
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From this reading 215 The music plays; vouchsafe some motion to it.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _King._ Will you not dance?
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _King._ Yet still she is the moon, and I the man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _King._ Will you not dance?