Chapter VII
"Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!" "She is unbearable. _Unbearable!_" returns Perpetua vehemently. "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her. I _won't_.
A Little Rebel: A Novel
Chapter VII
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"Take
it
to
thy
breast;
Though
thorns
its
stem
invest,
Gather
them,
with
the
rest!"
"She
is
unbearable.
_Unbearable!_"
returns
Perpetua
vehemently.
"When
I
came
back
from
the
concert
to-night,
she----But
I
won't
speak
of
her.
I
_won't_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
"Take
it
to
thy
breast;
Though
thorns
its
stem
invest,
Gather
them,
with
the
rest!"
Line 2
"She
is
unbearable.
Line 3
_Unbearable!_"
returns
Perpetua
vehemently.
Line 4
"When
I
came
back
from
the
concert
to-night,
she----But
I
won't
speak
of
her.
Line 5
I
_won't_.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"”
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back
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From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
breast
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From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
came
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From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
concert
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From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
Gather
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From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
invest
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From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is unbearable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
Perpetua
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From this reading _Unbearable!_" returns Perpetua vehemently.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
returns
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From this reading _Unbearable!_" returns Perpetua vehemently.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is unbearable.
speak
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From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
stem
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From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
thorns
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From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
to-night
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From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
unbearable
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From this reading "She is unbearable.
vehemently
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From this reading _Unbearable!_" returns Perpetua vehemently.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Take it to thy breast; Though thorns its stem invest, Gather them, with the rest!"
won't
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From this reading "When I came back from the concert to-night, she----But I won't speak of her.