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Nuala O'Malley
Nuala O'Malley

Chapter XIII

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BRIAN RIDES TO VENGEANCE.
"Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.
"Yes," answered Brian.
"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."
"You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nuala O'Malley

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BRIAN RIDES TO VENGEANCE.
Line 2
"Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.
Line 3
"Yes," answered Brian.
Line 4
"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."
Line 5
"You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Yes," answered Brian.”

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “"I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."”

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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 are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Yes," answered Brian.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

beard

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From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

BRIAN

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From this reading BRIAN RIDES TO VENGEANCE.

chance

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From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

cut

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From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

Dark

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From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

hair

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From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

intent

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From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

Lame

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From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

laughed

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From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

like

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From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

master

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From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

O'Malley

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From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

oath

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From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

out

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From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

RIDES

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From this reading BRIAN RIDES TO VENGEANCE.

seen

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From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

soon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

Then

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From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

thoughtfully

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From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BRIAN RIDES TO VENGEANCE.

Turlough

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From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

VENGEANCE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRIAN RIDES TO VENGEANCE.

very

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From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I here take oath that I will never cut hair nor beard again until I have seen the Dark Master dead."

Yes

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From this reading "Yes," answered Brian.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Then you are intent on this vengeance, master?" asked Turlough thoughtfully.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are not like to have a chance at your hair very soon," laughed out Lame Art O'Malley.