Chapter VIII
“I was surprised too. He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them. It’s going to be murderous.” “I hope not for him.” “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
Messiah
Chapter VIII
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“I
was
surprised
too.
He
told
me
yesterday;
he’d
been
brooding
all
day
and,
suddenly,
he
started
to
attack
them.
It’s
going
to
be
murderous.”
“I
hope
not
for
him.”
“Oh,
he’ll
convince,
I’m
sure
of
that:
but
their
revenge....”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
was
surprised
too.
Line 2
He
told
me
yesterday;
he’d
been
brooding
all
day
and,
suddenly,
he
started
to
attack
them.
Line 3
It’s
going
to
be
murderous.”
Line 4
“I
hope
not
for
him.”
Line 5
“Oh,
he’ll
convince,
I’m
sure
of
that:
but
their
revenge....”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....””
Surprised
noun
US /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was surprised too.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.”
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all
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From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
attack
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From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s going to be murderous.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
brooding
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From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
convince
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From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
day
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From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I hope not for him.”
going
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From this reading It’s going to be murderous.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
he'd
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From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
he'll
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From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I hope not for him.”
hope
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From this reading “I hope not for him.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was surprised too.
I'm
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From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
It's
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From this reading It’s going to be murderous.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
murderous
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From this reading It’s going to be murderous.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I hope not for him.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
revenge
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From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
started
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From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was surprised too.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, he’ll convince, I’m sure of that: but their revenge....”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.
too
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From this reading “I was surprised too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was surprised too.
yesterday
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From this reading He told me yesterday; he’d been brooding all day and, suddenly, he started to attack them.