Chapter XIX
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?" "A strong hope. I speak with confidence." "And if our child dies?"
Aaron the Jew: A Novel
Chapter XIX
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THE
LIVING
AND
THE
DEAD.
"If
our
child
lives,
there
is
hope
that
my
wife
will
live?"
"A
strong
hope.
I
speak
with
confidence."
"And
if
our
child
dies?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LIVING
AND
THE
DEAD.
Line 2
"If
our
child
lives,
there
is
hope
that
my
wife
will
live?"
Line 3
"A
strong
hope.
Line 4
I
speak
with
confidence."
Line 5
"And
if
our
child
dies?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Confidence
noun
US /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I speak with confidence."”
DEAD
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I speak with confidence."”
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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 "A strong hope.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
child
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From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I speak with confidence."
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
dies
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From this reading "And if our child dies?"
hope
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From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I speak with confidence."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
live
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From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
lives
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From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
LIVING
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From this reading THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
speak
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From this reading I speak with confidence."
strong
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From this reading "A strong hope.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
there
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From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
wife
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From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If our child lives, there is hope that my wife will live?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I speak with confidence."