Chapter V
It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed? A beast is a beast, be it bull or horse. John Harned was mad. There is no other explanation. He was blood-mad, a beast himself.
The Night-Born
Chapter V
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It
was
the
scream
of
the
horse
that
did
it,
yet
why
did
not
John
Harned
go
mad
when
the
bull
was
killed?
A
beast
is
a
beast,
be
it
bull
or
horse.
John
Harned
was
mad.
There
is
no
other
explanation.
He
was
blood-mad,
a
beast
himself.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
It
was
the
scream
of
the
horse
that
did
it,
yet
why
did
not
John
Harned
go
mad
when
the
bull
was
killed?
Line 2
A
beast
is
a
beast,
be
it
bull
or
horse.
Line 3
John
Harned
was
mad.
Line 4
There
is
no
other
explanation.
Line 5
He
was
blood-mad,
a
beast
himself.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He was blood-mad, a beast himself.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?”
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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 beast is a beast, be it bull or horse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A beast is a beast, be it bull or horse.
beast
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From this reading A beast is a beast, be it bull or horse.
blood-mad
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From this reading He was blood-mad, a beast himself.
bull
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
explanation
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From this reading There is no other explanation.
go
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
Harned
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was blood-mad, a beast himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was blood-mad, a beast himself.
horse
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A beast is a beast, be it bull or horse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
John
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
killed
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
mad
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no other explanation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A beast is a beast, be it bull or horse.
other
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From this reading There is no other explanation.
scream
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
There
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From this reading There is no other explanation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
why
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From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was the scream of the horse that did it, yet why did not John Harned go mad when the bull was killed?