Chapter XXI
THE PORTE OF THE SPUR. "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven? Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above? Is love extinguished in the source of love?" _The Last Day_, Book III.
Jane Seton
Chapter XXI
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THE
PORTE
OF
THE
SPUR.
"What!
no
reprieve,
no
least
indulgence
given,
No
beam
of
hope
from
any
point
of
heaven?
Ah,
mercy!
mercy!
art
thou
dead
above?
Is
love
extinguished
in
the
source
of
love?"
_The
Last
Day_,
Book
III.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
THE
PORTE
OF
THE
SPUR.
Line 2
"What!
no
reprieve,
no
least
indulgence
given,
No
beam
of
hope
from
any
point
of
heaven?
Line 3
Ah,
mercy!
mercy!
art
thou
dead
above?
Line 4
Is
love
extinguished
in
the
source
of
love?"
Line 5
_The
Last
Day_,
Book
III.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?”
Art
auxiliary verb
US /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Last Day_, Book III.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?”
Point
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “"What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?”
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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
Ah
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From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
any
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From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
beam
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From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
Book
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From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
Day
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From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
extinguished
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From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
given
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From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
heaven
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From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
hope
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From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
III
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From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
indulgence
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From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
love
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From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
mercy
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From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
PORTE
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From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
reprieve
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From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
source
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From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
SPUR
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From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?