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Enemies

Chapter I

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"CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies .
. that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."
"DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Enemies

Chapter I

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.
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"But I say unto you, Love your enemies .
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. that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."
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"DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

Learner Dictionary

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

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “. that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."”

Unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “"But I say unto you, Love your enemies .”

All words in this reading · 33

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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 "CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .

CECILY

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From this reading "CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.

children

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From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

enemies

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From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .

ETC

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From this reading "CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.

Father

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From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

heaven

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From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

Love

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From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

mean

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From this reading "DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

MORDAUNT

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From this reading "CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.

mother

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From this reading "DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

PROMISE

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From this reading "CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.

say

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From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .

see

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From this reading "DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

THREE-FOLD

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From this reading "CECILY MORDAUNT," "A THREE-FOLD PROMISE," ETC.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

wouldn't

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From this reading "DO you mean to say, mother, that he wouldn't see you?"

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading . that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But I say unto you, Love your enemies .