Chapter II
It was then I awoke and understood. I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done? Why should you hurt me? I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong." I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
The Three Impostors
Chapter II
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It
was
then
I
awoke
and
understood.
I
cried
out:--
"Why,
what
have
I
done?
Why
should
you
hurt
me?
I
am
a
harmless
man,
I
never
did
you
any
wrong."
I
covered
my
face
with
my
hands;
it
seemed
so
pitiful,
and
it
was
such
a
terrible
death.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
It
was
then
I
awoke
and
understood.
Line 2
I
cried
out:--
"Why,
what
have
I
done?
Line 3
Why
should
you
hurt
me?
Line 4
I
am
a
harmless
man,
I
never
did
you
any
wrong."
Line 5
I
covered
my
face
with
my
hands;
it
seemed
so
pitiful,
and
it
was
such
a
terrible
death.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.”
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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 I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was then I awoke and understood.
any
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From this reading I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
awoke
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From this reading It was then I awoke and understood.
covered
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From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?
death
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From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?
face
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From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
harmless
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From this reading I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?
hurt
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From this reading Why should you hurt me?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was then I awoke and understood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then I awoke and understood.
man
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From this reading I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why should you hurt me?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
out
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From this reading I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?
pitiful
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From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should you hurt me?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
then
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From this reading It was then I awoke and understood.
understood
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From this reading It was then I awoke and understood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then I awoke and understood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?
Why
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From this reading I cried out:-- "Why, what have I done?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I covered my face with my hands; it seemed so pitiful, and it was such a terrible death.
wrong
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From this reading I am a harmless man, I never did you any wrong."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why should you hurt me?