Chapter X
I kissed her on her forehead. “Mary, say to me thy prayer.” “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day. Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.” This was enough.
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Chapter X
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I
kissed
her
on
her
forehead.
“Mary,
say
to
me
thy
prayer.”
“I
could
not,
Sir;
a
prayer
you
do
not
say
in
the
middle
of
the
day.
Come
to-night
to
my
house,
and
you
shall
hear
me
say
it.”
This
was
enough.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
kissed
her
on
her
forehead.
Line 2
“Mary,
say
to
me
thy
prayer.”
Line 3
“I
could
not,
Sir;
a
prayer
you
do
not
say
in
the
middle
of
the
day.
Line 4
Come
to-night
to
my
house,
and
you
shall
hear
me
say
it.”
Line 5
This
was
enough.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.””
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.””
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.””
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Mary, say to me thy prayer.””
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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 “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
day
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From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
enough
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From this reading This was enough.
forehead
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From this reading I kissed her on her forehead.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I kissed her on her forehead.
house
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From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I kissed her on her forehead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
kissed
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From this reading I kissed her on her forehead.
Mary
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From this reading “Mary, say to me thy prayer.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mary, say to me thy prayer.”
middle
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From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I kissed her on her forehead.
prayer
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From this reading “Mary, say to me thy prayer.”
say
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From this reading “Mary, say to me thy prayer.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
Sir
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From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was enough.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Mary, say to me thy prayer.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mary, say to me thy prayer.”
to-night
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From this reading Come to-night to my house, and you shall hear me say it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was enough.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I could not, Sir; a prayer you do not say in the middle of the day.