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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 And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
affection
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
Also
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
altogether
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
appearing
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
attested
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
back
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
become
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
benign
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
bore
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
CANmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
change
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From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
cometh
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
death
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From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
encountering
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
evil
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
flesh
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
form
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
general
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
greater
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From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
Hali
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
happened
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
hate
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
known
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
lich
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
lived
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
natural
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
occasion
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
only
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
raised
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
remembrance
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
removed
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
seen
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
shown
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From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
some
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
sometimes
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
speak
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
spirit
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
spirits
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From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
SUCHdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
thereof
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
thereon
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
THINGS
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From this reading CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
up
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From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
veritable
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
walked
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From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
WhereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether.—_Hali_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
wrought
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From this reading For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked.
