Chapter V
TWO OFFICIALS. "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so! Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit! I almost wish I'd never met with thee. Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."
Jane Seton
Chapter V
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TWO
OFFICIALS.
"_Pedro._
Would
to
God
it
might
be
so!
Thou
twin
to
Satan,
beautiful
deceit!
I
almost
wish
I'd
never
met
with
thee.
Yet
the
scheme's
good--the
scheme's
exceeding
good."
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Line 1
TWO
OFFICIALS.
Line 2
"_Pedro._
Would
to
God
it
might
be
so!
Line 3
Thou
twin
to
Satan,
beautiful
deceit!
Line 4
I
almost
wish
I'd
never
met
with
thee.
Line 5
Yet
the
scheme's
good--the
scheme's
exceeding
good."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Deceit
noun
US /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading “Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit!”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I almost wish I'd never met with thee.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I almost wish I'd never met with thee.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."”
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almost
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From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
beautiful
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From this reading Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit!
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit!
exceeding
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From this reading Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."
God
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From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
I'd
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From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
met
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From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
OFFICIALS
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From this reading TWO OFFICIALS.
Pedro
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From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
Satan
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From this reading Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit!
scheme's
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From this reading Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
twin
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From this reading Thou twin to Satan, beautiful deceit!
TWO
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From this reading TWO OFFICIALS.
wish
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From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I almost wish I'd never met with thee.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "_Pedro._ Would to God it might be so!
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the scheme's good--the scheme's exceeding good."