Chapter XXXI
UP and down went the great Roldan scission. Up and down went Indian revolt, repression, fresh revolt, fresh repression. On flowed time. Ships came in, one bearing Don Diego; ships went out. Time passed.
1492
Chapter XXXI
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UP
and
down
went
the
great
Roldan
scission.
Up
and
down
went
Indian
revolt,
repression,
fresh
revolt,
fresh
repression.
On
flowed
time.
Ships
came
in,
one
bearing
Don
Diego;
ships
went
out.
Time
passed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
UP
and
down
went
the
great
Roldan
scission.
Line 2
Up
and
down
went
Indian
revolt,
repression,
fresh
revolt,
fresh
repression.
Line 3
On
flowed
time.
Line 4
Ships
came
in,
one
bearing
Don
Diego;
ships
went
out.
Line 5
Time
passed.
/time passed/
Learner Dictionary
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Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UP and down went the great Roldan scission.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ships came in, one bearing Don Diego; ships went out.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time passed.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On flowed time.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UP and down went the great Roldan scission.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.
bearing
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From this reading Ships came in, one bearing Don Diego; ships went out.
came
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Diego
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Don
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down
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From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.
flowed
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From this reading On flowed time.
fresh
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From this reading Up and down went Indian revolt, repression, fresh revolt, fresh repression.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ships came in, one bearing Don Diego; ships went out.
Indian
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From this reading Up and down went Indian revolt, repression, fresh revolt, fresh repression.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On flowed time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ships came in, one bearing Don Diego; ships went out.
out
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From this reading Ships came in, one bearing Don Diego; ships went out.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time passed.
repression
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From this reading Up and down went Indian revolt, repression, fresh revolt, fresh repression.
revolt
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From this reading Up and down went Indian revolt, repression, fresh revolt, fresh repression.
Roldan
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From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.
scission
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From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.
Ships
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From this reading Ships came in, one bearing Don Diego; ships went out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On flowed time.
UP
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From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UP and down went the great Roldan scission.