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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter VIII

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[1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
[1251] _myself_] _my selfe_ Q₁ Q₂ F₁.
_thy selfe_ Q₃ Q₄ F₂ Q₅.
_thy self_ F₃ F₄.
[1252] _thousand_] _thousands_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/103 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
Line 2
[1251] _myself_] _my selfe_ Q₁ Q₂ F₁.
Line 3
_thy selfe_ Q₃ Q₄ F₂ Q₅.
Line 4
_thy self_ F₃ F₄.
Line 5
[1252] _thousand_] _thousands_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Learner Dictionary

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

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

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

All words in this reading · 21

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1250

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From this reading [1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

1251

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From this reading [1251] _myself_] _my selfe_ Q₁ Q₂ F₁.

1252

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From this reading [1252] _thousand_] _thousands_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

F₁

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From this reading [1251] _myself_] _my selfe_ Q₁ Q₂ F₁.

F₂

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From this reading _thy selfe_ Q₃ Q₄ F₂ Q₅.

F₃

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From this reading _thy self_ F₃ F₄.

F₄

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From this reading _thy self_ F₃ F₄.

lord

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From this reading [1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [1251] _myself_] _my selfe_ Q₁ Q₂ F₁.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading [1251] _myself_] _my selfe_ Q₁ Q₂ F₁.

Q₁

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From this reading [1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Q₂

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From this reading [1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Q₃

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From this reading [1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Q₄

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From this reading [1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

Q₅

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From this reading _thy selfe_ Q₃ Q₄ F₂ Q₅.

self

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From this reading _thy self_ F₃ F₄.

selfe

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From this reading [1251] _myself_] _my selfe_ Q₁ Q₂ F₁.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [1250] _the lord_] _lord_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

thousand

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From this reading [1252] _thousand_] _thousands_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

thousands

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From this reading [1252] _thousand_] _thousands_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading _thy selfe_ Q₃ Q₄ F₂ Q₅.