Chapter XIV
"'And now, how many catapults have you?" He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there. "'No, Caesar," said he. "Do not tempt the Gods too far. Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter XIV
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"'And
now,
how
many
catapults
have
you?"
He
turned
up
a
new
list,
but
Pertinax
laid
his
open
hand
there.
"'No,
Caesar,"
said
he.
"Do
not
tempt
the
Gods
too
far.
Take
men,
or
engines,
but
not
both;
else
we
refuse."'
'Engines?'
said
Una.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"'And
now,
how
many
catapults
have
you?"
Line 2
He
turned
up
a
new
list,
but
Pertinax
laid
his
open
hand
there.
Line 3
"'No,
Caesar,"
said
he.
Line 4
"Do
not
tempt
the
Gods
too
far.
Line 5
Take
men,
or
engines,
but
not
both;
else
we
refuse."'
'Engines?'
said
Una.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"'And now, how many catapults have you?"”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.”
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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 turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'And now, how many catapults have you?"
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
Caesar
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From this reading "'No, Caesar," said he.
catapults
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From this reading "'And now, how many catapults have you?"
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not tempt the Gods too far.
else
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From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
engines
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From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
far
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From this reading "Do not tempt the Gods too far.
Gods
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From this reading "Do not tempt the Gods too far.
hand
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'And now, how many catapults have you?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
how
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From this reading "'And now, how many catapults have you?"
laid
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
list
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
many
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From this reading "'And now, how many catapults have you?"
men
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From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
new
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "'No, Caesar," said he.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not tempt the Gods too far.
now
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From this reading "'And now, how many catapults have you?"
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
Pertinax
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
refuse
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From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
said
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From this reading "'No, Caesar," said he.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
tempt
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From this reading "Do not tempt the Gods too far.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do not tempt the Gods too far.
there
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
too
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From this reading "Do not tempt the Gods too far.
turned
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
Una
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From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
up
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From this reading He turned up a new list, but Pertinax laid his open hand there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Take men, or engines, but not both; else we refuse."' 'Engines?' said Una.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'And now, how many catapults have you?"