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Chapter II
This was interesting. The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods. “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man. The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft. Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.”
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From this reading Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.”
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From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
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From this reading Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.”
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From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
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From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
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From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
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From this reading This was interesting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, both the bottles and another be empty.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was interesting.
up to a particular time
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
an old word for “to”
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was interesting.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If it be the King’s permission,” I said, “I will not strike my tents till the third day, and I will see this man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mercy of the King is God-like, and rebellion is like unto the sin of witchcraft.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The timid hill-folk would as soon have refused taxes to their King as revenues to their Gods.
