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Chapter IX
And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’ ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily. ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags. Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’ ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.”
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading “‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.”
for this reason
From this reading “Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
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From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
for this reason
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
an old word for “no”
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.’
an old word for “yours”
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Thou art mad to say so,’ cried the Star-Child angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,’ she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the woman answered him, ‘I am thy mother.’
