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Chapter II

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_CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.
I fear you are not well after your travel.
Ha! lights.----Oh horrible!
_Fer._ Let her have lights enough.
_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?
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Rookwood

Chapter II

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.
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I fear you are not well after your travel.
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Ha! lights.----Oh horrible!
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_Fer._ Let her have lights enough.
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_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “I fear you are not well after your travel.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?”

Doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?”

HAND noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_Fer._ Let her have lights enough.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “_Fer._ Let her have lights enough.”

SKELETON noun US /skeleton/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I fear you are not well after your travel.”

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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 _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading I fear you are not well after your travel.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

CHAPTER

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From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

cold

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From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

Duch

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From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

enough

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From this reading _Fer._ Let her have lights enough.

fear

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From this reading I fear you are not well after your travel.

Fer

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From this reading _Fer._ Let her have lights enough.

Ha

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From this reading Ha! lights.----Oh horrible!

HAND

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From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Fer._ Let her have lights enough.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading _Fer._ Let her have lights enough.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

horrible

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From this reading Ha! lights.----Oh horrible!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I fear you are not well after your travel.

II

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From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Fer._ Let her have lights enough.

lights

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From this reading Ha! lights.----Oh horrible!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I fear you are not well after your travel.

Oh

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From this reading Ha! lights.----Oh horrible!

practise

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From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

SKELETON

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From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

travel

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From this reading I fear you are not well after your travel.

very

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From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

well

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From this reading I fear you are not well after your travel.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

witchcraft

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From this reading _Duch._ What witchcraft doth he practise, that he hath left A dead hand here?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _CHAPTER II_ _THE SKELETON HAND_ _Duch._ You are very cold.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I fear you are not well after your travel.