Chapter XXVI
ALONE. “Is Death as sad as Life? Soon we shall know. It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.” Trefoil.
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Chapter XXVI
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ALONE.
“Is
Death
as
sad
as
Life?
Soon
we
shall
know.
It
does
not
seem
to
me
They
find
it
so
Who
die,
and
going
from
us
Smile
as
they
go.”
Trefoil.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ALONE.
/alone/
Line 2
“Is
Death
as
sad
as
Life?
Line 3
Soon
we
shall
know.
Line 4
It
does
not
seem
to
me
They
find
it
so
Who
die,
and
going
from
us
Smile
as
they
go.”
Line 5
Trefoil.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
ALONE
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALONE.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon we shall know.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Is Death as sad as Life?”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Soon we shall know.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon we shall know.”
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ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
Death
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From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
die
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From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
find
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From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
go
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From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
going
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From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon we shall know.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
sad
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From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
seem
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From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Soon we shall know.
Smile
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From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
Soon
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From this reading Soon we shall know.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
Trefoil
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From this reading Trefoil.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Soon we shall know.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”