Chapter XXIII
AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once. He had seen, he had touched the gold. The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell. He groped for it and soon found it. Then he put his hand to his pouch for flint and steel.
Pabo, the Priest: A Novel
Chapter XXIII
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AURI
MOLES
PRÆGRANDIS
Pabo
rose
to
his
feet
at
once.
He
had
seen,
he
had
touched
the
gold.
The
wax
taper
had
dropped
from
his
hand
as
he
fell.
He
groped
for
it
and
soon
found
it.
Then
he
put
his
hand
to
his
pouch
for
flint
and
steel.
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Line 1
AURI
MOLES
PRÆGRANDIS
Pabo
rose
to
his
feet
at
once.
Line 2
He
had
seen,
he
had
touched
the
gold.
Line 3
The
wax
taper
had
dropped
from
his
hand
as
he
fell.
Line 4
He
groped
for
it
and
soon
found
it.
Line 5
Then
he
put
his
hand
to
his
pouch
for
flint
and
steel.
Learner Dictionary
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Flint
noun
US /flint/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he put his hand to his pouch for flint and steel.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He groped for it and soon found it.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He groped for it and soon found it.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He groped for it and soon found it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
AURI
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From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
dropped
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feet
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fell
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From this reading The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell.
flint
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From this reading Then he put his hand to his pouch for flint and steel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He groped for it and soon found it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He groped for it and soon found it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell.
gold
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From this reading He had seen, he had touched the gold.
groped
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From this reading He groped for it and soon found it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen, he had touched the gold.
hand
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From this reading The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen, he had touched the gold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He groped for it and soon found it.
MOLES
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From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
once
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From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
Pabo
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From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
pouch
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From this reading Then he put his hand to his pouch for flint and steel.
PRÆGRANDIS
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From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
put
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From this reading Then he put his hand to his pouch for flint and steel.
rose
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From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
seen
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From this reading He had seen, he had touched the gold.
soon
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From this reading He groped for it and soon found it.
steel
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From this reading Then he put his hand to his pouch for flint and steel.
taper
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From this reading The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had seen, he had touched the gold.
Then
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From this reading Then he put his hand to his pouch for flint and steel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AURI MOLES PRÆGRANDIS Pabo rose to his feet at once.
touched
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From this reading He had seen, he had touched the gold.
wax
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From this reading The wax taper had dropped from his hand as he fell.