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Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus

Chapter IV

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Quin.
Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
Both fall in.
Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.
Satur.
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Titus Andronicus

Chapter IV

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Quin.
Line 2
Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
Line 3
Both fall in.
Line 4
Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.
Line 5
Satur.

Learner Dictionary

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

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”

All words in this reading · 31

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Aaron

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From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.

againe

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

aloft

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both fall in.

can'st

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

Emperour

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From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.

Enter

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From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.

fall

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From this reading Both fall in.

hand

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

heere

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Both fall in.

loose

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

Moore

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From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.

more

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

once

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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

Quin

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From this reading Quin.

Satur

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From this reading Satur.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.