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Chapter XXIII

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Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
Willis.
While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wyandotté

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
Line 2
Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
Line 3
So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
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Willis.
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While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.”

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

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

From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”

All words in this reading · 55

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all

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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

Christ

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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

cry

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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?

delicacy

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?

digesting

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

entrusted

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

errand

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

favours

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From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

FoundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

hail

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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

Joyce

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

Judas

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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?

men

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From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

Mike

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

peculiar

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

plans

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

proceeded

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

Robert

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

sometimes

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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

thousand

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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?

truth

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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

twelve

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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.

well

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From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

Willis

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From this reading Willis.

Willoughby

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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?