Chapter XVI
GONERIL, } REGAN, } daughters to Lear. CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants. SCENE: _Britain_. [C] DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. First given by Rowe.
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GONERIL, }
REGAN, }
daughters
to
Lear.
CORDELIA, }
Knights
of
Lear's
train,
Captains,
Messengers,
Soldiers,
and
Attendants.
SCENE:
_Britain_.
[C]
DRAMATIS
PERSONÆ.
First
given
by
Rowe.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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GONERIL, }
REGAN, }
daughters
to
Lear.
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CORDELIA, }
Knights
of
Lear's
train,
Captains,
Messengers,
Soldiers,
and
Attendants.
Line 3
SCENE:
_Britain_.
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[C]
DRAMATIS
PERSONÆ.
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First
given
by
Rowe.
Learner Dictionary
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First given by Rowe.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
Attendants
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
Britain
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From this reading SCENE: _Britain_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First given by Rowe.
C
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From this reading [C] DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
Captains
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
CORDELIA
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
daughters
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From this reading GONERIL, } REGAN, } daughters to Lear.
DRAMATIS
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From this reading [C] DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First given by Rowe.
given
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From this reading First given by Rowe.
GONERIL
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From this reading GONERIL, } REGAN, } daughters to Lear.
Knights
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
Lear
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From this reading GONERIL, } REGAN, } daughters to Lear.
Lear's
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
Messengers
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
PERSONÆ
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From this reading [C] DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
REGAN
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From this reading GONERIL, } REGAN, } daughters to Lear.
Rowe
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From this reading First given by Rowe.
SCENE
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From this reading SCENE: _Britain_.
Soldiers
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GONERIL, } REGAN, } daughters to Lear.
train
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From this reading CORDELIA, } Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.