Chapter XVII
SOME SUMMER DAYS. . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast. And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
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Chapter XVII
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SOME
SUMMER
DAYS.
. there
arrives
a
lull
in
the
hot
race * * * * * *
And
an
unwonted
calm
pervades
his
breast.
And
then
he
thinks
he
knows
The
hills
where
his
life
rose,
And
the
sea
where
it
goes.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SOME
SUMMER
DAYS.
Line 2
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Line 4
. there
arrives
a
lull
in
the
hot
race * * * * * *
And
an
unwonted
calm
pervades
his
breast.
Line 5
And
then
he
thinks
he
knows
The
hills
where
his
life
rose,
And
the
sea
where
it
goes.”
Learner Dictionary
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Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.””
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
arrives
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
breast
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
calm
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
DAYS
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From this reading SOME SUMMER DAYS.
goes
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From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
hills
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From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
hot
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
knows
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From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
lull
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
pervades
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
race
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
rose
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From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
sea
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From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
SOME
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From this reading SOME SUMMER DAYS.
SUMMER
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From this reading SOME SUMMER DAYS.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
then
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From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
there
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
thinks
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From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”
unwonted
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From this reading . there arrives a lull in the hot race * * * * * * And an unwonted calm pervades his breast.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where it goes.”