Chapter II
GERT. You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they. God ne'er deserts the brave. STAUFF. Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
Wilhelm Tell
Chapter II
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GERT.
You,
too
are
men;
can
wield
a
battle
axe
As
well
as
they.
God
ne'er
deserts
the
brave.
STAUFF.
Oh
wife!
a
horrid,
ruthless
fiend
is
war,
That
smites
at
once
the
shepherd
and
his
flock.
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Line 1
GERT.
Line 2
You,
too
are
men;
can
wield
a
battle
axe
As
well
as
they.
Line 3
God
ne'er
deserts
the
brave.
Line 4
STAUFF.
Line 5
Oh
wife!
a
horrid,
ruthless
fiend
is
war,
That
smites
at
once
the
shepherd
and
his
flock.
Learner Dictionary
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Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.”
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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 You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
axe
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From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
battle
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From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
brave
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From this reading God ne'er deserts the brave.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
deserts
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From this reading God ne'er deserts the brave.
fiend
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flock
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From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
GERT
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From this reading GERT.
God
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From this reading God ne'er deserts the brave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
horrid
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From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
men
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From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
ne'er
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From this reading God ne'er deserts the brave.
Oh
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once
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ruthless
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From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
shepherd
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From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
smites
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From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
STAUFF
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From this reading STAUFF.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading God ne'er deserts the brave.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
too
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From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
war
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From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
well
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From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
wield
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From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.
wife
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From this reading Oh wife! a horrid, ruthless fiend is war, That smites at once the shepherd and his flock.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You, too are men; can wield a battle axe As well as they.