Chapter VIII
"You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed. "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop." The robber hesitated. "A bishop, eh?" he said thoughtfully. "Of what church?"
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Chapter VIII
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"You
surely
would
not
rob
a
poor
bishop!"
he
exclaimed.
"I
have
no
money
worth
your
attention,
and
I
am
engaged
on
my
duties
as
a
bishop."
The
robber
hesitated.
"A
bishop,
eh?"
he
said
thoughtfully.
"Of
what
church?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"You
surely
would
not
rob
a
poor
bishop!"
he
exclaimed.
Line 2
"I
have
no
money
worth
your
attention,
and
I
am
engaged
on
my
duties
as
a
bishop."
Line 3
The
robber
hesitated.
Line 4
"A
bishop,
eh?"
he
said
thoughtfully.
Line 5
"Of
what
church?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.”
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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 "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
attention
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From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
bishop
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church
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duties
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eh
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engaged
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From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
exclaimed
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From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
hesitated
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From this reading The robber hesitated.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
money
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From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of what church?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
rob
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From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
robber
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From this reading The robber hesitated.
said
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surely
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From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The robber hesitated.
thoughtfully
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From this reading "A bishop, eh?" he said thoughtfully.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Of what church?"
worth
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From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You surely would not rob a poor bishop!" he exclaimed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have no money worth your attention, and I am engaged on my duties as a bishop."