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The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer

Chapter VIII

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“His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”
Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.
“Father!”
Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.
“He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.
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The Deerslayer

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”
Line 2
Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.
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“Father!”
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Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.
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“He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading ““He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.”

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75

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

78

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

absent

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

account

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

all

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

apprehension

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

betraying

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

bonds

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

concealing

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

countenance

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

Deerslayer

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

desperate

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From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

direct

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

earth

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

effort

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From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

exclaimed

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From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

far

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

Father

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From this reading “Father!”

felt

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

fraud

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

girls

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

He's

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

heart

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

heaven

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

II

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

immaculate

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

Judith

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From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

love

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

manner

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

members

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

messengers

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

met

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

minded

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

misfortune

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

oaths

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

oracles

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

pure

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

sent

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

simple

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

sincere

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

spoke

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

succeeding

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From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

tears

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

there's

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

thoughts

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”

Two

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

use

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From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

uttering

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From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

Verona

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

vii

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From this reading Two Gentlemen of Verona, II.vii,75-78 Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it,” answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner.

word

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From this reading Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.

words

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From this reading “His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; His tears pure messengers sent from his heart; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.”