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Roger Trewinion

Chapter IV

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THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.
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"Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.
And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Roger Trewinion

Chapter IV

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.
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18.
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"Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.
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And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.
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Learner Dictionary

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

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “"Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.”

Shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

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

From this reading “THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.”

Unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “"Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.”

All words in this reading · 45

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1

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From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

18

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From this reading 18.

7

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From this reading 7.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

Behold

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From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

Endor

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From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

EVENTS

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From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

Ex

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From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

familiar

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

go

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

inquire

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

live

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From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

MARCH

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From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

said

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

Sam

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From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

Saul

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

Seek

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

servants

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

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

From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

spirit

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

suffer

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From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

Then

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

there

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From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

witch

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From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.

woman

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From this reading "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.

xxii

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From this reading THE MARCH OF EVENTS "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."--_Ex._ xxii.

xxviii

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From this reading And his servants said unto him, Behold there is a woman with a familiar spirit at Endor."--1 _Sam._ xxviii.