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The Brass Bell
The Brass Bell

Chapter XII

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THE SLAVES' TOILET.
Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
Hesus!
Hesus!
I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Brass Bell

Chapter XII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SLAVES' TOILET.
Line 2
Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
Line 3
Hesus!
Line 4
Hesus!
Line 5
I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

also

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

beloved

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

concerning

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

country

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

family

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

fell

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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

Hesus

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From this reading Hesus!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

lonely

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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

misfortunes

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

Night

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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

prison

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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

reflections

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

sacred

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

SLAVES

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From this reading THE SLAVES' TOILET.

spirits

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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SLAVES' TOILET.

thoughts

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

TOILET

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From this reading THE SLAVES' TOILET.

torture

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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.