Chapter II
The sigh went up to the loving leaves. “We must help,” they whispered low. “They are frightened and weak, O brave old trees! But we love you well, you know.” And the trees said, “We are strong—make haste!
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Chapter II
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The
sigh
went
up
to
the
loving
leaves.
“We
must
help,”
they
whispered
low.
“They
are
frightened
and
weak,
O
brave
old
trees!
But
we
love
you
well,
you
know.”
And
the
trees
said,
“We
are
strong—make
haste!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
sigh
went
up
to
the
loving
leaves.
Line 2
“We
must
help,”
they
whispered
low.
Line 3
“They
are
frightened
and
weak,
O
brave
old
trees!
Line 4
But
we
love
you
well,
you
know.”
Line 5
And
the
trees
said,
“We
are
strong—make
haste!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We must help,” they whispered low.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we love you well, you know.””
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the trees said, “We are strong—make haste!”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““We must help,” they whispered low.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we love you well, you know.””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sigh went up to the loving leaves.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They are frightened and weak, O brave old trees!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are frightened and weak, O brave old trees!
brave
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From this reading “They are frightened and weak, O brave old trees!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we love you well, you know.”
frightened
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From this reading “They are frightened and weak, O brave old trees!
haste
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From this reading And the trees said, “We are strong—make haste!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must help,” they whispered low.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we love you well, you know.”
leaves
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love
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loving
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low
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From this reading “We must help,” they whispered low.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the trees said, “We are strong—make haste!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must help,” they whispered low.
O
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old
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said
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sigh
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From this reading The sigh went up to the loving leaves.
strong
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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 sigh went up to the loving leaves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must help,” they whispered low.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sigh went up to the loving leaves.
trees
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up
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From this reading The sigh went up to the loving leaves.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must help,” they whispered low.
weak
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well
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From this reading But we love you well, you know.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sigh went up to the loving leaves.
whispered
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From this reading “We must help,” they whispered low.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But we love you well, you know.”