Chapter XXXVII
“Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.” Ah, well! Time enough to face things when they came. She would only think of seeing him! And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
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Chapter XXXVII
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“Bare
ruined
choirs
where
late
the
sweet
birds
sang.”
Ah,
well!
Time
enough
to
face
things
when
they
came.
She
would
only
think
of
seeing
him!
And
she
put
the
letter
back
to
burn
what
hole
it
liked
in
the
pocket
of
her
fur
coat.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Bare
ruined
choirs
where
late
the
sweet
birds
sang.”
Line 2
Ah,
well!
Line 3
Time
enough
to
face
things
when
they
came.
Line 4
She
would
only
think
of
seeing
him!
Line 5
And
she
put
the
letter
back
to
burn
what
hole
it
liked
in
the
pocket
of
her
fur
coat.
Learner Dictionary
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Burn
verb
US /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.”
Seeing
noun
US /seeing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would only think of seeing him!”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would only think of seeing him!”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time enough to face things when they came.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, well!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would only think of seeing him!”
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Ah
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From this reading Ah, well!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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back
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Bare
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birds
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From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
came
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From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
choirs
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coat
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enough
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From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
face
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From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
fur
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From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
hole
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From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
late
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From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
letter
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liked
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From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
only
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From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
pocket
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put
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From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
ruined
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From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
sang
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seeing
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From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
sweet
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From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
things
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From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
well
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From this reading Ah, well!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!