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Dragon's Blood

Chapter VII

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IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."
Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.
Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.
They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.
"A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.
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Dragon's Blood

Chapter VII

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."
Line 2
Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.
Line 3
Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.
Line 4
They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.
Line 5
"A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.”

Twilight noun US /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the dim light before night or sunrise

From this reading “They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.”

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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 IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

battle-axe

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From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

bending

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From this reading Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.

chop

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From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

compass

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

corners

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

Don't

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From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

fetched

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

fretful

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

friendly

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

gate

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

head

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From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

held

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

hen's

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From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

Heywood

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

I'd

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From this reading "A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

IPHIGENIA

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From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.

malicious

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

mouth

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

now

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

nunnery

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

off

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From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

parting

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

pony

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

quirk

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From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

Rudolph

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From this reading Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Heywood, still with a malicious, friendly quirk at the corners of his mouth, held in his fretful pony.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.

tiff's

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From this reading "A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.

town

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the dim light before night or sunrise

From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

two

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From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

viciously

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From this reading Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.

want

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From this reading "A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They two had fetched a compass about the town, and now in the twilight were parting before the nunnery gate.

whip

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From this reading Rudolph stood bending a whip viciously.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading IPHIGENIA "Don't chop off a hen's head with a battle-axe."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "A tiff's the last thing I'd want with you.