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Chapter XXXVII
The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants. “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?” “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all? Then, are we not brothers? Thus Alma, the master, hath commanded.”
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an old word for “before”
From this reading ““Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Thus Alma, the master, hath commanded.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?””
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.”
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From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus Alma, the master, hath commanded.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, are we not brothers?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus Alma, the master, hath commanded.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Thus Alma, the master, hath commanded.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus Alma, the master, hath commanded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
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From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Even so,” said the old man, “is not Oro the father of all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, are we not brothers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus Alma, the master, hath commanded.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The song was ended; and as we gained the strand, the crowd embraced us; and called us brothers; ourselves and our humblest attendants.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Call ye us brothers, whom ere now ye never saw?”
