Chapter III
“Poor fool! Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?” “God sees what men do not see.” “God, weak woman! You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
Hans of Iceland, Vol. 1 of 2
Chapter III
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“Poor
fool!
Why
should
you
blush
for
things
which
no
human
eye
ever
saw?”
“God
sees
what
men
do
not
see.”
“God,
weak
woman!
You
are
not
worthy
to
deceive
your
husband,
for
he
is
less
credulous
than
you.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Poor
fool!
/poor fool/
Line 2
Why
should
you
blush
for
things
which
no
human
eye
ever
saw?”
Line 3
“God
sees
what
men
do
not
see.”
Line 4
“God,
weak
woman!
Line 5
You
are
not
worthy
to
deceive
your
husband,
for
he
is
less
credulous
than
you.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?””
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor fool!”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor fool!”
Worthy
adjective
US /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.””
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
blush
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From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
credulous
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From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
deceive
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From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “God sees what men do not see.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
eye
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From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor fool!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
God
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From this reading “God sees what men do not see.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
human
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From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
husband
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From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
less
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From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
men
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From this reading “God sees what men do not see.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “God sees what men do not see.”
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor fool!
saw
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From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
see
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From this reading “God sees what men do not see.”
sees
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From this reading “God sees what men do not see.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
things
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From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
weak
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From this reading “God, weak woman!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “God sees what men do not see.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
Why
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From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
woman
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From this reading “God, weak woman!
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why should you blush for things which no human eye ever saw?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are not worthy to deceive your husband, for he is less credulous than you.”