Chapter XXII
THE WEEM. "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature! He must die! He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game." KÖRNER'S _Expiation_, a Drama.
Jane Seton
Chapter XXII
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THE
WEEM.
"Blow
ye
horns,
And
rouse
each
wilder
passion
of
the
soul,
To
drown
the
voice
of
Nature!
He
must
die!
He
who
puts
forth
his
hand
to
seize
a
crown
Must
stake
his
all
upon
the
mighty
game."
KÖRNER'S
_Expiation_,
a
Drama.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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THE
WEEM.
Line 2
"Blow
ye
horns,
And
rouse
each
wilder
passion
of
the
soul,
To
drown
the
voice
of
Nature!
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He
must
die!
Line 4
He
who
puts
forth
his
hand
to
seize
a
crown
Must
stake
his
all
upon
the
mighty
game."
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KÖRNER'S
_Expiation_,
a
Drama.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must die!”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."”
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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 He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
all
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
Blow
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
crown
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
die
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From this reading He must die!
Drama
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From this reading KÖRNER'S _Expiation_, a Drama.
drown
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
Expiation
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From this reading KÖRNER'S _Expiation_, a Drama.
forth
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
game
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
hand
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must die!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
horns
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
KÖRNER'S
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From this reading KÖRNER'S _Expiation_, a Drama.
mighty
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must die!
Nature
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
passion
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
puts
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
rouse
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
seize
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
soul
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
stake
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From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEEM.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
voice
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
WEEM
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From this reading THE WEEM.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He who puts forth his hand to seize a crown Must stake his all upon the mighty game."
wilder
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From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Blow ye horns, And rouse each wilder passion of the soul, To drown the voice of Nature!