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Albrecht
Albrecht

Chapter III

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"What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.
"Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!
Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"
Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.
"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Albrecht

Chapter III

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.
Line 2
"Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!
Line 3
Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"
Line 4
Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.
Line 5
"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."”

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."”

Interrupted noun US /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.”

Reassured verb US /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/

made less worried or afraid

From this reading “Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"”

Wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."”

All words in this reading · 54

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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 Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

air

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

Albrecht

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

altar

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From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

arrested

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!

authority

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

companion's

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

exclaimed

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From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

feet

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From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

holy

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From this reading "Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

innocent

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From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

knew

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From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

lie

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From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

lips

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From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

mocked

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From this reading "Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!

noble

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

priest

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From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/

made less worried or afraid

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

sacrament

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From this reading "Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!

see

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From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

somewhat

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

springing

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From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou hast mocked at the holy sacrament!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

Wait

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From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

wentest

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From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What!" exclaimed the priest, springing to his feet.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading "I have come to tell thee everything, and thou wilt see that I was innocent because I knew not what I did."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thou wentest to the altar with a lie on thy lips; thou--" "Wait!"

words

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From this reading Albrecht interrupted, with an air of noble authority which arrested his companion's words and even somewhat reassured him.