Chapter V
VOICE of MERCY. 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'. [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.] GLADYS. [Softly] 'Tis pretty, tu.
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VOICE
of
MERCY.
'Twill
be
funny,
with
no
one
'ardly
singin'.
[The
sound
of
the
old
hymn
sung
by
just
six
voices
comes
out
to
them
rather
sweet
and
clear.]
GLADYS.
[Softly]
'Tis
pretty,
tu.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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VOICE
of
MERCY.
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'Twill
be
funny,
with
no
one
'ardly
singin'.
Line 3
[The
sound
of
the
old
hymn
sung
by
just
six
voices
comes
out
to
them
rather
sweet
and
clear.]
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GLADYS.
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[Softly]
'Tis
pretty,
tu.
Learner Dictionary
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One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ardly
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From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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clear
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comes
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funny
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GLADYS
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hymn
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just
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MERCY
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From this reading VOICE of MERCY.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VOICE of MERCY.
old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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out
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pretty
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rather
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singin
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six
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Softly
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sound
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sung
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sweet
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The sound of the old hymn sung by just six voices comes out to them rather sweet and clear.]
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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Tis
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tu
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Twill
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VOICE
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voices
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Twill be funny, with no one 'ardly singin'.