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Chapter VI
“Who was it struck him?” said the father. “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.” “Liar!” said the father, looking up at the old man. “They have murdered him!--they have murdered him!” shrieked the mother. “Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““They have murdered him!--they have murdered him!” shrieked the mother.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who was it struck him?” said the father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.””
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Liar!” said the father, looking up at the old man.
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From this reading “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.”
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From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
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From this reading “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.”
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From this reading “Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have murdered him!--they have murdered him!” shrieked the mother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.”
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From this reading “Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
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From this reading “Liar!” said the father, looking up at the old man.
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From this reading “Liar!” said the father, looking up at the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Liar!” said the father, looking up at the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They have murdered him!--they have murdered him!” shrieked the mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They have murdered him!--they have murdered him!” shrieked the mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Liar!” said the father, looking up at the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They have murdered him!--they have murdered him!” shrieked the mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure he struck hisself, as he fell among the breakers.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have murdered him!--they have murdered him!” shrieked the mother.
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From this reading “Liar!” said the father, looking up at the old man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
which person or people
From this reading “Who was it struck him?” said the father.
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From this reading “Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Haud your peace, woman!” said the husband again.
