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Puck of Pook's Hill
Puck of Pook's Hill

Chapter VIII

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"'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
'At this De Aquila whistled.
"A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
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Puck of Pook's Hill

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
Line 2
And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
Line 3
'At this De Aquila whistled.
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"A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
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When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “"A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."”

Lest conjunction US /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading “And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.”

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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 "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

advance

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

Aquila

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From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.

Battle

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From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

Church

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

De

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From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.

foolish

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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

forget

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From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

Fulke

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

Gilbert's

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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

head

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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

honour

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

lands

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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

lestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

lord

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From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

man

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From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

off

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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

plot

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From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

prays

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

present

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

promised

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

Sacristan

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From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

service

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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."

stripped

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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

whip

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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.

whistled

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From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.

written

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."