Chapter XIV
A FATAL STEP. “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air? Where will this course now lead me?” CAMOENS. BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
Pride and His Prisoners
Chapter XIV
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A
FATAL
STEP.
“The
arrow
once
discharged
from
this
weak
hand,
Can
I
arrest
its
flight
in
the
free
air?
Where
will
this
course
now
lead
me?”
CAMOENS.
BY
H.
S.
G.
TUCKER.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
FATAL
STEP.
Line 2
“The
arrow
once
discharged
from
this
weak
hand,
Can
I
arrest
its
flight
in
the
free
air?
Line 3
Where
will
this
course
now
lead
me?”
Line 4
CAMOENS.
Line 5
BY
H.
S.
G.
TUCKER.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where will this course now lead me?””
Discharged
verb
US /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?”
STEP
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FATAL STEP.”
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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 A FATAL STEP.
air
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From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
arrest
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From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
arrow
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From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
CAMOENS
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From this reading CAMOENS.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
FATAL
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From this reading A FATAL STEP.
flight
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From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
G
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From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
H
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From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
hand
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From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
lead
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From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
now
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From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
once
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From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
S
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From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
STEPnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FATAL STEP.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
TUCKER
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From this reading BY H. S. G. TUCKER.
weak
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From this reading “The arrow once discharged from this weak hand, Can I arrest its flight in the free air?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Where will this course now lead me?”