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Eugene Aram — Complete
Eugene Aram — Complete

Chapter XII

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ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.
--A FEARFUL NIGHT.--ARAM’S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD.
--WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.
Macbeth.
Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Eugene Aram — Complete

Chapter XII

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.
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--A FEARFUL NIGHT.--ARAM’S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD.
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--WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.
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Macbeth.
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Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

Learner Dictionary

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

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.”

POWERS noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.”

SECRET noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.”

WORTHY adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.”

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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 ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

ACTORS

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

ADDRESS

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

ARAM'S

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading --WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

EXPEDITION

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

FEARFUL

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From this reading --A FEARFUL NIGHT.--ARAM’S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

HEpronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading --WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.

HOMEWARD

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From this reading --A FEARFUL NIGHT.--ARAM’S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD.

HYPOCRISY

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

Macbeth

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From this reading Macbeth.

MEETS

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From this reading --WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.

Nature

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From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

NIGHT

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From this reading --A FEARFUL NIGHT.--ARAM’S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD.

Now

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From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

o'er

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From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

PERSUASION

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

POWERSnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

RESULT

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

RIDE

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From this reading --A FEARFUL NIGHT.--ARAM’S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD.

SCENE

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From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

seems

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From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

SEES

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From this reading --WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.

SOLITARY

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From this reading --A FEARFUL NIGHT.--ARAM’S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.

WAY

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From this reading --WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.

WHATpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading --WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.

WHOMpronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading --WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES.

world

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From this reading Now o’er the one half world Nature seems dead.

WORTHYadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading ARAM’S SECRET EXPEDITION.--A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS.--ARAM’S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY.--THEIR RESULT.