Chapter VII
HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS. Mambres runs to her weeping. The serpent is affected. He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone. He cries out, "She is dead."
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Chapter VII
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HOW
THEY
WANTED
TO
SACRIFICE
THE
BULL,
AND
EXORCISE
THE
PRINCESS.
Mambres
runs
to
her
weeping.
The
serpent
is
affected.
He,
alas,
cannot
weep;
but
he
hisses
in
a
mournful
tone.
He
cries
out,
"She
is
dead."
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Line 1
HOW
THEY
WANTED
TO
SACRIFICE
THE
BULL,
AND
EXORCISE
THE
PRINCESS.
Line 2
Mambres
runs
to
her
weeping.
Line 3
The
serpent
is
affected.
Line 4
He,
alas,
cannot
weep;
but
he
hisses
in
a
mournful
tone.
Line 5
He
cries
out,
"She
is
dead."
Learner Dictionary
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Alas
exclamation
US /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He cries out, "She is dead."”
PRINCESS
noun
US /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.”
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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 He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
affected
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From this reading The serpent is affected.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
BULL
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From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
cannot
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From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
cries
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From this reading He cries out, "She is dead."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cries out, "She is dead."
EXORCISE
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From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mambres runs to her weeping.
hisses
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From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The serpent is affected.
Mambres
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From this reading Mambres runs to her weeping.
mournful
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From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
out
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From this reading He cries out, "She is dead."
PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
runs
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From this reading Mambres runs to her weeping.
SACRIFICE
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From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
serpent
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From this reading The serpent is affected.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cries out, "She is dead."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
tone
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From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
WANTED
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From this reading HOW THEY WANTED TO SACRIFICE THE BULL, AND EXORCISE THE PRINCESS.
weep
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From this reading He, alas, cannot weep; but he hisses in a mournful tone.
weeping
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From this reading Mambres runs to her weeping.