Chapter XXX
"What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?" "Who art thou? Speak! speak!" "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears." LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave
Chapter XXX
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"What
devil's
here,
dragging
the
dead
to
life,
To
overthrow
me?"
"Who
art
thou?
Speak!
speak!"
"The
features
all
are
changed,
But
the
voice
grows
familiar
on
my
ears."
LOVELL
Jaspar
Dumont
was
seated
in
the
library.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
devil's
here,
dragging
the
dead
to
life,
To
overthrow
me?"
Line 2
"Who
art
thou?
/huː ɑːrt ðaʊ/
Line 3
Speak!
speak!"
Line 4
"The
features
all
are
changed,
But
the
voice
grows
familiar
on
my
ears."
Line 5
LOVELL
Jaspar
Dumont
was
seated
in
the
library.
Learner Dictionary
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Art
auxiliary verb
US /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Who art thou?”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak! speak!"”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Who art thou?”
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all
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From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Who art thou?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
changed
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From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
devil's
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dragging
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From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
Dumont
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From this reading LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
ears
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From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
familiar
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features
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grows
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From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
Jaspar
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From this reading LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
library
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From this reading LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
LOVELL
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From this reading LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
overthrow
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From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
seated
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From this reading LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
Speak
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From this reading Speak! speak!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Who art thou?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
voice
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From this reading "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVELL Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?"
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who art thou?