Chapter II
And. And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To. Wherefore are these things hid? Wherefore haue these gifts a Curtaine before 'em? Are they like to take dust, like mistris Mals picture?
Twelfth Night
Chapter II
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And.
And
I
thinke
I
haue
the
backe-tricke,
simply
as
strong
as
any
man
in
Illyria
To.
Wherefore
are
these
things
hid?
Wherefore
haue
these
gifts
a
Curtaine
before
'em?
Are
they
like
to
take
dust,
like
mistris
Mals
picture?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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And.
/ənd/
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And
I
thinke
I
haue
the
backe-tricke,
simply
as
strong
as
any
man
in
Illyria
To.
Line 3
Wherefore
are
these
things
hid?
Line 4
Wherefore
haue
these
gifts
a
Curtaine
before
'em?
Line 5
Are
they
like
to
take
dust,
like
mistris
Mals
picture?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Wherefore haue these gifts a Curtaine before 'em?”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are they like to take dust, like mistris Mals picture?”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Wherefore are these things hid?”
Wherefore
adverb
US /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “Wherefore are these things hid?”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wherefore haue these gifts a Curtaine before 'em?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And.
any
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From this reading And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wherefore are these things hid?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To.
backe-tricke
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From this reading And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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Curtaine
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dust
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em
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gifts
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haue
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hid
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Illyria
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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like
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Mals
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man
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mistris
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picture
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simply
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strong
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From this reading And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are they like to take dust, like mistris Mals picture?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Wherefore are these things hid?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are they like to take dust, like mistris Mals picture?
things
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From this reading Wherefore are these things hid?
thinke
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From this reading And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I thinke I haue the backe-tricke, simply as strong as any man in Illyria To.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore are these things hid?