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The robbers' cave
The robbers' cave

Chapter VII

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MUSIC AND MADNESS.
"Ha!
The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.
Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.
The young Calabrian looked exceedingly weary.
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The robbers' cave

Chapter VII

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MUSIC AND MADNESS.
Line 2
"Ha!
Line 3
The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.
Line 4
Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.
Line 5
The young Calabrian looked exceedingly weary.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.”

Passage noun US /ˈpassage/

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

From this reading “The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.”

Whistle noun US /ˈwhistle/

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

From this reading “The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.”

All words in this reading · 42

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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 The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading MUSIC AND MADNESS.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

bearing

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

Beppo

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From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

Calabrian

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From this reading The young Calabrian looked exceedingly weary.

came

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

clear

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From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

dark

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From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

down

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

eagerly

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

exceedingly

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From this reading The young Calabrian looked exceedingly weary.

form

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

forth

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

gloom

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

Ha

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From this reading "Ha!

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

heard

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From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

Horace

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

instrument

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

low

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From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

MADNESS

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From this reading MUSIC AND MADNESS.

MUSIC

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From this reading MUSIC AND MADNESS.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

passagenounUS /ˈpassage/

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

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

Raphael

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

Rossignol

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From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

saw

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

slight

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From this reading Horace looked down eagerly, and saw the slight form of Raphael, as he came forth from the gloom, bearing his instrument of music.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

weary

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From this reading The young Calabrian looked exceedingly weary.

whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/

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

From this reading The Rossignol come at last!" shouted Beppo, as a low, clear whistle was heard in the dark passage.

young

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From this reading The young Calabrian looked exceedingly weary.