Chapter IX
MARY [_her arms round him_]. So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet! Hark! Who called? Did you hear it?
Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts
Chapter IX
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MARY
[_her
arms
round
him_].
So--quiet
till
the
dawn
comes,
quiet!
Hark!
Who
called?
Did
you
hear
it?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MARY
[_her
arms
round
him_].
Line 2
So--quiet
till
the
dawn
comes,
quiet!
Line 3
Hark!
Line 4
Who
called?
Line 5
Did
you
hear
it?
/dɪd juː hear ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you hear it?”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!”
All words in this reading · 18
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arms
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From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
called
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From this reading Who called?
comes
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dawn
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From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you hear it?
Hark
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From this reading Hark!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you hear it?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you hear it?
MARY
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From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
quiet
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From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
round
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From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who called?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you hear it?