Chapter III
“And thy secret?” said the holy father. “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man. “Come, my time is short. Shrive me quickly.” The Padre hesitated.
Legends and Tales
Chapter III
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“And
thy
secret?”
said
the
holy
father.
“Shall
be
told
afterwards,”
answered
the
dying
man.
“Come,
my
time
is
short.
Shrive
me
quickly.”
The
Padre
hesitated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“And
thy
secret?”
said
the
holy
father.
Line 2
“Shall
be
told
afterwards,”
answered
the
dying
man.
Line 3
“Come,
my
time
is
short.
/come maɪ time ɪz ʃɔrt/
Line 4
Shrive
me
quickly.”
Line 5
The
Padre
hesitated.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, my time is short.”
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““And thy secret?” said the holy father.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ““Come, my time is short.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““And thy secret?” said the holy father.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, my time is short.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.”
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afterwards
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From this reading “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And thy secret?” said the holy father.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, my time is short.
dying
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From this reading “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.
father
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From this reading “And thy secret?” said the holy father.
hesitated
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From this reading The Padre hesitated.
holy
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From this reading “And thy secret?” said the holy father.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Come, my time is short.
man
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From this reading “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shrive me quickly.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come, my time is short.
Padre
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From this reading The Padre hesitated.
quickly
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From this reading Shrive me quickly.”
said
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From this reading “And thy secret?” said the holy father.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “And thy secret?” said the holy father.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Come, my time is short.
Shrive
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From this reading Shrive me quickly.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And thy secret?” said the holy father.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “And thy secret?” said the holy father.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, my time is short.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall be told afterwards,” answered the dying man.