Chapter XVII
Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle. "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said. "He will never consent. Now least of all!" "How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.
A Struggle for Rome, V. 2
Chapter XVII
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Outside
Teja
held
the
old
man
back
by
his
mantle.
"Thou
torturest
the
King
in
vain,"
he
said.
"He
will
never
consent.
Now
least
of
all!"
"How
dost
thou
know?"
interrupted
the
old
man.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Outside
Teja
held
the
old
man
back
by
his
mantle.
Line 2
"Thou
torturest
the
King
in
vain,"
he
said.
Line 3
"He
will
never
consent.
Line 4
Now
least
of
all!"
Line 5
"How
dost
thou
know?"
interrupted
the
old
man.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dost
auxiliary verb
US /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.”
Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now least of all!"”
Mantle
noun
US /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading “Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He will never consent.”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.”
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all
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back
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From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
consent
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From this reading "He will never consent.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading "How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.
held
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From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
How
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From this reading "How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.
King
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From this reading "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now least of all!"
man
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From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He will never consent.
Now
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From this reading Now least of all!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now least of all!"
old
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From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
said
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From this reading "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.
Teja
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From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.
torturest
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From this reading "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.
vain
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From this reading "Thou torturest the King in vain," he said.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will never consent.