Chapter VIII
HOW RYLTON'S HEART CONDEMNS HIM. AND HOW, AS HE WALKS, A SERPENT STINGS HIM. AND HOW HE IS RECOVERED OF HIS WOUND. AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD. Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
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Chapter VIII
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HOW
RYLTON'S
HEART
CONDEMNS
HIM.
AND
HOW,
AS
HE
WALKS,
A
SERPENT
STINGS
HIM.
AND
HOW
HE
IS
RECOVERED
OF
HIS
WOUND.
AND
HOW
THE
LITTLE
RIFT
IS
MENDED--BUT
WITH
TOO
FINE
THREAD.
Rylton
had
gone
to
his
own
room
in
a
strange
frame
of
mind.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HOW
RYLTON'S
HEART
CONDEMNS
HIM.
Line 2
AND
HOW,
AS
HE
WALKS,
A
SERPENT
STINGS
HIM.
Line 3
AND
HOW
HE
IS
RECOVERED
OF
HIS
WOUND.
Line 4
AND
HOW
THE
LITTLE
RIFT
IS
MENDED--BUT
WITH
TOO
FINE
THREAD.
Line 5
Rylton
had
gone
to
his
own
room
in
a
strange
frame
of
mind.
Learner Dictionary
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FINE
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.”
LITTLE
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.”
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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 AND HOW, AS HE WALKS, A SERPENT STINGS HIM.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND HOW, AS HE WALKS, A SERPENT STINGS HIM.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AND HOW, AS HE WALKS, A SERPENT STINGS HIM.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.
CONDEMNS
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From this reading HOW RYLTON'S HEART CONDEMNS HIM.
FINEnounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.
frame
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From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
gone
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From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AND HOW, AS HE WALKS, A SERPENT STINGS HIM.
HEART
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From this reading HOW RYLTON'S HEART CONDEMNS HIM.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW RYLTON'S HEART CONDEMNS HIM.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND HOW HE IS RECOVERED OF HIS WOUND.
HOW
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From this reading HOW RYLTON'S HEART CONDEMNS HIM.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND HOW HE IS RECOVERED OF HIS WOUND.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.
MENDED
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From this reading AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND HOW HE IS RECOVERED OF HIS WOUND.
own
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From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
RECOVERED
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RIFT
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room
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From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
Rylton
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From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
RYLTON'S
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SERPENT
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STINGS
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strange
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From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.
THREAD
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rylton had gone to his own room in a strange frame of mind.
TOO
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WALKS
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From this reading AND HOW, AS HE WALKS, A SERPENT STINGS HIM.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AND HOW THE LITTLE RIFT IS MENDED--BUT WITH TOO FINE THREAD.
WOUND
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From this reading AND HOW HE IS RECOVERED OF HIS WOUND.