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Witch Stories

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/82 · 5 lines
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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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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Witch Stories

Chapter II

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"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.
Line 2
To wend out of fleisch and bane, Into stek and stane, In the name of the Father, the Sone, and Haly Ghaist.
Line 3
Amen."
Line 4
So the law put a stop to his incantations, and he was strangled and burnt, and all his goods escheit to the crown.
Line 5
But the crown did not get a very full haul, for poor Bartie was scarce removed from beggary.

Learner Dictionary

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

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Scarce adjective US /skɛrs/

hard to find or in short supply

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

All words in this reading · 58

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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.

all

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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.

Amen

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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

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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.

bane

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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.

beggary

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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.

burnt

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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

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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.

crown

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Father

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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

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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.

full

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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.

get

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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.

Ghaist

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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.

goods

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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

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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.

haul

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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.

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

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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

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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.

law

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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

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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

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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.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

out

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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.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

put

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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.

removed

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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.

scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/

hard to find or in short supply

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.

Sone

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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

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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.

stop

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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.

strangled

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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

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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.

very

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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.

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.

wend

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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

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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.