Chapter III
BRIGHTLY. Nothing! HALCOM. May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give. (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
Zina: the Slave Girl: A Drama in Four Acts
Chapter III
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
BRIGHTLY.
Nothing!
HALCOM.
May
God
have
mercy
on
you
who
never
had
any,
when
it
was
so
easy
to
give.
(_Exit
Halcom,
R,
looking
back
twice,
as
if
expecting
B.
to
relent._)
BARNEY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BRIGHTLY.
Line 2
Nothing!
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 3
HALCOM.
Line 4
May
God
have
mercy
on
you
who
never
had
any,
when
it
was
so
easy
to
give.
Line 5
(_Exit
Halcom,
R,
looking
back
twice,
as
if
expecting
B.
to
relent._)
BARNEY.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Expecting
verb
US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “(_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing!”
All words in this reading · 31
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
B
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
BARNEY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
BRIGHTLY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIGHTLY.
easy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
Exit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
give
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
God
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
HALCOM
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HALCOM.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
mercy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
R
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
relent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
twice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.