Chapter V
BRASSBOUND. He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself. Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison? LADY CICELY (softly). Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Chapter V
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BRASSBOUND.
He
had
a
fellow
feeling
for
a
thief,
knowing
he
was
a
thief
himself.
Do
you
forget
that
he
sent
my
mother
to
prison?
LADY
CICELY
(softly).
Were
you
very
fond
of
your
poor
mother,
and
always
very
good
to
her?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BRASSBOUND.
Line 2
He
had
a
fellow
feeling
for
a
thief,
knowing
he
was
a
thief
himself.
Line 3
Do
you
forget
that
he
sent
my
mother
to
prison?
Line 4
LADY
CICELY
(softly).
Line 5
Were
you
very
fond
of
your
poor
mother,
and
always
very
good
to
her?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Feeling
noun
US /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?”
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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 had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
always
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From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
BRASSBOUND
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From this reading BRASSBOUND.
CICELY
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From this reading LADY CICELY (softly).
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
fellow
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From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
fond
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From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
forget
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From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
knowing
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From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
LADY
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From this reading LADY CICELY (softly).
mother
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From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
prison
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From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
sent
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From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
softly
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From this reading LADY CICELY (softly).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
thief
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From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
very
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From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?