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The Noble Rogue
The Noble Rogue

Chapter XXVI

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Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!
Most treacherous even of all that called thee Lord!
--SWINBURNE.
No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.
She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.
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The Noble Rogue

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!
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Most treacherous even of all that called thee Lord!
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--SWINBURNE.
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No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.
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She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

Learner Dictionary

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

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!”

All words in this reading · 48

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all

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

aside

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

bitter

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

Brute

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

call

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

called

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From this reading Most treacherous even of all that called thee Lord!

consent

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

cost

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

feelings

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

girl

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

God

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

humiliation

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

knew

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

Lord

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From this reading Most treacherous even of all that called thee Lord!

matter

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

Most

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

murderous

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

own

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

parents

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

pilgrimage

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

proposed

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

put

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

rod

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

sense

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

shame

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From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

SWINBURNE

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From this reading --SWINBURNE.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

thoughts

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From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She had, in order to consent to this pilgrimage of humiliation, to put aside all thoughts of her own feelings in the matter.

treacherous

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From this reading Most treacherous even of all that called thee Lord!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading No one--not even her parents--knew what the proposed journey cost the girl in bitter sense of shame.

wielders

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!

worshippers

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From this reading Brute worshippers or wielders of the rod Most murderous even of all that call thee God!