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Cudjo's Cave
Cudjo's Cave

Chapter XIX

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"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
"I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
"And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cudjo's Cave

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
Line 2
"I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
Line 3
But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
Line 4
"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
Line 5
"And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.

Learner Dictionary

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

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.”

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."”

All words in this reading · 34

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all

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From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

called

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From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.

composed

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From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.

Cudjo

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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

feel

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From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.

feels

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From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

grand

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From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.

instrument

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From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.

leave

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From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

Lord

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From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

Lord's

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From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.

loved

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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

Penn

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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

Pomp

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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

said

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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

vengeance

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From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.