Chapter III
VERRINA. Foolish girl! He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms). Great God! What would you do, my father?
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Chapter III
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VERRINA.
Foolish
girl!
He
said
nothing--but
(rising
hastily
and
snatching
up
a
sword)
he
seized
an
instrument
of
death----
BERTHA
(terrified,
rushes
into
his
arms).
Great
God!
What
would
you
do,
my
father?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
VERRINA.
Line 2
Foolish
girl!
Line 3
He
said
nothing--but
(rising
hastily
and
snatching
up
a
sword)
he
seized
an
instrument
of
death----
BERTHA
(terrified,
rushes
into
his
arms).
Line 4
Great
God!
Line 5
What
would
you
do,
my
father?
Learner Dictionary
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Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great God!”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).”
Terrified
adjective
US /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading “He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would you do, my father?”
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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 said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
arms
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
BERTHA
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
death
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What would you do, my father?
father
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From this reading What would you do, my father?
Foolish
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From this reading Foolish girl!
girl
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From this reading Foolish girl!
God
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From this reading Great God!
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great God!
hastily
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
instrument
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What would you do, my father?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
rising
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
rushes
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
said
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
seized
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
snatching
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
sword
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
up
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From this reading He said nothing--but (rising hastily and snatching up a sword) he seized an instrument of death---- BERTHA (terrified, rushes into his arms).
VERRINA
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From this reading VERRINA.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would you do, my father?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would you do, my father?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What would you do, my father?