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A dead man's diary
A dead man's diary

Chapter VIII

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_MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?
But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
_Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.
28, 29, 30.
I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A dead man's diary

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?
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But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
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_Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.
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28, 29, 30.
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I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.”

Lest conjunction US /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading “But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

MAKE noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading “_MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “_Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.”

Unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “_MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.”

Wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

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

From this reading “_MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?”

All words in this reading · 58

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28

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From this reading 28, 29, 30.

29

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From this reading 28, 29, 30.

30

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From this reading 28, 29, 30.

ACQUAINTANCE

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

also

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From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

DISCOVERY

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

gather

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

go

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

grow

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From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

harvest

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From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

HELL

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

lestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

MAKEnounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

Matt

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From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

MEET

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

now

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From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

OLD

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

root

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From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

said

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

servants

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

story

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From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

strangest

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From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

tares

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From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

then

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

together

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From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

UNEXPECTED

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

up

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From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I come now to what I think is the strangest part of my story.

wheat

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From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

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

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _MAKE AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN HELL, AND MEET WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE._ "The servants said unto Him, Wilt Thou then that we go and gather them up?

xiii

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From this reading _Let both grow together until the harvest._"--Matt. xiii.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.