Chapter II
"All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard. The coward does it with a kiss.
A Bachelor Husband
Chapter II
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"All
men
kill
the
thing
they
love
By
all
let
this
be
heard.
The
coward
does
it
with
a
kiss.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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"All
men
kill
the
thing
they
love
By
all
let
this
be
heard.
Line 2
The
coward
does
it
with
a
kiss.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.”
All words in this reading · 18
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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 The coward does it with a kiss.
All
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From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
coward
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From this reading The coward does it with a kiss.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The coward does it with a kiss.
heard
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From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The coward does it with a kiss.
kill
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From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
kiss
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From this reading The coward does it with a kiss.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
love
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From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
men
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From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The coward does it with a kiss.