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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 “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bring me one hair of his head,” she said again.
all
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
bowed
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
bring
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From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
cast
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
child
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
contemptuous
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
deny
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From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
dignity
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
Dylks
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
ecstasy
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From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
Enraghty
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
faith
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From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
habit
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
hair
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From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
head
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From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
I'll
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
loss
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
meditation
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
night
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Bring me one hair of his head,” she said again.
out
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
parent
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
people
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
place
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
pulpit
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
relation
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
rose
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
said
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From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
sides
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
sight
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
single
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From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
sitting
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
supposed
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From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
threatened
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
touched
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From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
triumph
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From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I'll remember that,” he threatened bitterly, and in the loss of all the dignity of their relation as parent and child he cast a look of contemptuous triumph on her when Enraghty rose and said that he would take the place of Dylks for the night.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you will bring me a single hair of his head I will deny him.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The people of both sides had supposed that Dylks was sitting behind the pulpit, as his habit was, with his head out of sight bowed in meditation.
withered
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From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you touched him, your hands would be withered,” she said in an ecstasy of faith.
