Chapter VI
“‘Yes,’ he answered. ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up. “‘No,’ I cried. ‘I won’t hear you. I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
Chapter VI
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“‘Yes,’
he
answered.
‘But
have
you
thought?—this
talk
of
war,
these
reckless
challenges,
these
wild
aggressions—’
“I
stood
up.
“‘No,’
I
cried.
‘I
won’t
hear
you.
I
took
count
of
all
those
things,
I
weighed
them—and
I
have
come
away.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“‘Yes,’
he
answered.
Line 2
‘But
have
you
thought?—this
talk
of
war,
these
reckless
challenges,
these
wild
aggressions—’
“I
stood
up.
Line 3
“‘No,’
I
cried.
/noʊ aɪ cried/
Line 4
‘I
won’t
hear
you.
Line 5
I
took
count
of
all
those
things,
I
weighed
them—and
I
have
come
away.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““‘Yes,’ he answered.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘No,’ I cried.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I won’t hear you.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’”
Weighed
noun
US /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’”
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aggressions
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From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
all
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From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he answered.
away
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From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
challenges
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From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
count
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From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘No,’ I cried.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he answered.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I won’t hear you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “‘No,’ I cried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
reckless
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From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
talk
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From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
things
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From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
up
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From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
war
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From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took count of all those things, I weighed them—and I have come away.’
wild
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From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.
won't
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From this reading ‘I won’t hear you.
Yes
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From this reading “‘Yes,’ he answered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But have you thought?—this talk of war, these reckless challenges, these wild aggressions—’ “I stood up.