Chapter IV
'No? Good!' Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat. 'Are any of the young men so minded? If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
The Son of the Wolf
Chapter IV
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'No?
Good!'
Mackenzie
turned
contemptuously
and
drew
his
knife
from
the
priest's
throat.
'Are
any
of
the
young
men
so
minded?
If
so,
the
Wolf
will
take
them
by
two
and
three
till
none
are
left.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'No?
/noʊ/
Line 2
Good!'
/good/
Line 3
Mackenzie
turned
contemptuously
and
drew
his
knife
from
the
priest's
throat.
Line 4
'Are
any
of
the
young
men
so
minded?
Line 5
If
so,
the
Wolf
will
take
them
by
two
and
three
till
none
are
left.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!'”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.”
Throat
noun
US /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
any
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From this reading 'Are any of the young men so minded?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are any of the young men so minded?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
contemptuously
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From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good!'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
knife
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From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
Mackenzie
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From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
men
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From this reading 'Are any of the young men so minded?
minded
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From this reading 'Are any of the young men so minded?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No?
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Are any of the young men so minded?
priest's
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From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Are any of the young men so minded?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
three
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From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
turned
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From this reading Mackenzie turned contemptuously and drew his knife from the priest's throat.
two
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From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
Wolf
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From this reading If so, the Wolf will take them by two and three till none are left.
young
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From this reading 'Are any of the young men so minded?