Chapter XXXIV
THE RETURN HOME. "_Dixwell._ Forgiveness! Oh, forgiveness, and a grave! _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted. _Dixwell._ Oh!
Mary Barton
Chapter XXXIV
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THE
RETURN
HOME.
"_Dixwell._
Forgiveness!
Oh,
forgiveness,
and
a
grave!
_Mary._
God
knows
thy
heart,
my
father!
and
I
shudder
To
think
what
thou
perchance
hast
acted.
_Dixwell._
Oh!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
RETURN
HOME.
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"_Dixwell._
Forgiveness!
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Oh,
forgiveness,
and
a
grave!
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_Mary._
God
knows
thy
heart,
my
father!
and
I
shudder
To
think
what
thou
perchance
hast
acted.
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_Dixwell._
Oh!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hast
auxiliary verb
US /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.”
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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 Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
acted
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
Dixwell
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From this reading "_Dixwell._ Forgiveness!
father
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
Forgiveness
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From this reading "_Dixwell._ Forgiveness!
God
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
grave
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From this reading Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
heart
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
HOME
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From this reading THE RETURN HOME.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
knows
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
Mary
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, forgiveness, and a grave!
perchance
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN HOME.
shudder
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From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN HOME.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Mary._ God knows thy heart, my father! and I shudder To think what thou perchance hast acted.