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Chapter II · Chapter 2

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"I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.
To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.
Amen."
So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.
But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.
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Witch Stories

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Witch Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.
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To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.
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Amen."
/eɪˈmen/
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So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.
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But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

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Amen noun US /eɪˈmen/

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

From this reading “Amen."”

bane noun US /beɪn/

something causing misery or death

From this reading “To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.”

burnt adjective US /bɜːrnt/

ruined by overcooking

From this reading “So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.”

goods noun US /ɡʊdz/

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading “So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.”

haul verb US /hɔːl/

draw slowly or heavily

From this reading “But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.”

scarce adverb US /skers/

only a very short time before

From this reading “But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.”

strangled adjective US /ˈstræŋɡəld/

held in check with difficulty

From this reading “So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.”

wend verb US /wend/

direct one's course or way

From this reading “To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

name of verb + particle

In this reading “"I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.”

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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 So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

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 "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

AmennounUS /eɪˈmen/

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

From this reading Amen."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

arrow-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

banenounUS /beɪn/

something causing misery or death

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

Bartie

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From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

beggarynoun

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/

ruined by overcooking

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

charme

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

crownnounUS /kraʊn/

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

dor-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

escheit

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

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

ey-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

fleisch

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

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

Ghaist

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

goodsnounUS /ɡʊdz/

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

Haly

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

haulverbUS /hɔːl/

draw slowly or heavily

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

hert-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

incantations

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

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

lever-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

lung-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

maist

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

scarceadverbUS /skers/

only a very short time before

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

Sonenoun

a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

stane

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

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

stek

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

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

stopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

strangledadjectiveUS /ˈstræŋɡəld/

held in check with difficulty

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

tung-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.

wendverbUS /wend/

direct one's course or way

From this reading To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

wondo-schot

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

From this reading "I charme the for arrow-schot, For dor-schot, for wondo-schot, For ey-schot, for tung-schot, For lever-schot, for lung-schot, For hert-schot, all the maist, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.

Chapter 2 of Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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