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Hey Rub-a-dub-dub

Chapter VIII

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AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
I fail!
Oh, ho, ho, ho!
(_He disappears._) AMBITION It is the end!
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Hey Rub-a-dub-dub

Chapter VIII

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

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AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
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THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
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I fail!
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Oh, ho, ho, ho!
Line 5
(_He disappears._) AMBITION It is the end!

Learner Dictionary

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

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!”

THIRD noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!”

All words in this reading · 26

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AMBITION

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From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

brain

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From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

ceases

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From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

DARKNESS

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From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

disappears

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From this reading (_He disappears._) AMBITION It is the end!

end

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From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!

fading

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From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

fail

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From this reading I fail!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

ho

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From this reading Oh, ho, ho, ho!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I fail!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!

Lord

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From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

Oh

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From this reading Oh, ho, ho, ho!

POWER

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From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

Sadly

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From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

THIRDnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!

Writhing

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From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!