Chapter III
"Cursed are the negroes! ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’" "A Quaker?" "Cursed are the Quakers! ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
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Chapter III
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"Cursed
are
the
negroes!
’Ye
Ethiopians
also,
ye
shall
be
slain
by
the
sword.’"
"A
Quaker?"
"Cursed
are
the
Quakers!
’Silly
doves
that
have
no
heart.’"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Cursed
are
the
negroes!
Line 2
’Ye
Ethiopians
also,
ye
shall
be
slain
by
the
sword.’"
Line 3
"A
Quaker?"
Line 4
"Cursed
are
the
Quakers!
Line 5
’Silly
doves
that
have
no
heart.’"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “’Silly doves that have no heart.’"”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"”
All words in this reading · 21
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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 "A Quaker?"
also
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From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
Cursed
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From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
doves
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From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
Ethiopians
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From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
heart
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From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
negroes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
Quaker
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From this reading "A Quaker?"
Quakers
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From this reading "Cursed are the Quakers!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
Silly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
slain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
sword
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"