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When a witch is young: a historical novel
When a witch is young: a historical novel

Chapter XVII

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DAVID’S COERCION.
DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.
The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.
These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.
Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.
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When a witch is young: a historical novel

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of When a witch is young: a historical novel is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DAVID’S COERCION.
/ˈdeɪvɪdz koʊˈɜːrʃən/
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DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.
Line 3
The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.
Line 4
These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.
/ðiːz θrets hæd nɑːt bɪn ˈfaɪərd æt ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlaʊdli nɔːr ˈfɪrsli/
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Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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angered adjective US /ˈæŋɡərd/

marked by extreme anger

From this reading “DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.”

charges noun US /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading “Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.”

coercion noun US /koʊˈɜːrʃən/

the act of compelling by force of authority

From this reading “DAVID’S COERCION.”

david's noun US /ˈdeɪvɪdz/

possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

fanatic noun US /fəˈnætɪk/

a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

From this reading “DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.”

insubordination noun US /ˌɪnsəbɔːrdəˈneɪʃən/

defiance of authority

From this reading “Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.”

repudiation noun US /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

From this reading “Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.”

threats noun US /θrets/

plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger

From this reading “The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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entered into verb + particle counted as “enter into”

In this reading “The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.”

in the garden preposition + article + noun counted as “in … garden”

In this reading “DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

angeredadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡərd/

marked by extreme anger

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.

bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

COERCIONnounUS /koʊˈɜːrʃən/

the act of compelling by force of authority

From this reading DAVID’S COERCION.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

DAVIDnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

DAVID'SnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪdz/

possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading DAVID’S COERCION.

DONNER

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From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

fanaticnounUS /fəˈnætɪk/

a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.

firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/

having lost your job

From this reading These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

Garde's

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From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

heaped-up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

hurledverbUS /hɜːrld/

past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

insubordinationnounUS /ˌɪnsəbɔːrdəˈneɪʃən/

defiance of authority

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

interviewverbUS /ˈɪntərvjuː/

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/

with relatively high volume

From this reading These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

Randolph

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

repudiationnounUS /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DAVID DONNER came in from that interview in the garden an angered fanatic.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These threats had not been fired at David loudly nor fiercely.

threatsnounUS /θrets/

plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Randolph had told him of Garde’s insubordination, of her charges and of her repudiation of her promise.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The bitter cold of the night had entered into his soul, with all the heaped-up threats which Randolph had hurled at his head.

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