Chapter IV
HALCOM. Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards. HOOD. Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself. HALCOM.
Zina: the Slave Girl: A Drama in Four Acts
Chapter IV
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HALCOM.
Whose
sword
is
dishonored
with
blighted
virtue
and
broken
hearts,
bartered
for
gold
in
the
shambles
of
the
auction
yards.
HOOD.
Keep
your
foul
tongue
civil,
or
I
may
forget
myself.
HALCOM.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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HALCOM.
Line 2
Whose
sword
is
dishonored
with
blighted
virtue
and
broken
hearts,
bartered
for
gold
in
the
shambles
of
the
auction
yards.
Line 3
HOOD.
Line 4
Keep
your
foul
tongue
civil,
or
I
may
forget
myself.
Line 5
HALCOM.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.”
Virtue
noun
US /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.”
Whose
determiner
US /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
auction
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
bartered
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
blighted
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
civil
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From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
dishonored
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
forget
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From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
foul
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From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
gold
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
HALCOM
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From this reading HALCOM.
hearts
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
HOOD
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From this reading HOOD.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
Keep
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From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
shambles
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
sword
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
yards
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From this reading Whose sword is dishonored with blighted virtue and broken hearts, bartered for gold in the shambles of the auction yards.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Keep your foul tongue civil, or I may forget myself.