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A Reputed Changeling
A Reputed Changeling

Chapter XXXIII · Life for Life

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"Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.
Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.
I that loathed, have come to love him.
Love will conquer at the last."
TENNYSON.
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A Reputed Changeling

Chapter XXXIII · Life for Life

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.
Line 2
Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.
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I that loathed, have come to love him.
Line 4
Love will conquer at the last."
Line 5
TENNYSON.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I that loathed, have come to love him.”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I that loathed, have come to love him.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Love will conquer at the last."”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “"Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

Angel

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Love will conquer at the last."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

conquer

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From this reading Love will conquer at the last."

deathless

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

doom

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

find

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

fly

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From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

Follow

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

ForwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

half-control

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Love will conquer at the last."

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

Light

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

loathed

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From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

love

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From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

man

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

mingle

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From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

moment

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From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

Past

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From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

RightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

seated

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

stormy

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From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

TENNYSON

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From this reading TENNYSON.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I that loathed, have come to love him.

tomb

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

vacant

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From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Love will conquer at the last."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Forward, let the stormy moment fly and mingle with the Past.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Follow Light, and do the Right--for man can half-control his doom-- Till you find the deathless Angel seated in the vacant tomb.