Chapter VII
THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought? It is sweet madness? Oh, ho, ho, ho! A thing of now, and then no longer! Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
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Chapter VII
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THE
LORD
OF
THE
UNIVERSE
Sayest
thou
so,
perfect
thought?
It
is
sweet
madness?
Oh,
ho,
ho,
ho!
A
thing
of
now,
and
then
no
longer!
Thou
art
a
fair
dream,
a
dear
one,
but
nothing--nothing!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
LORD
OF
THE
UNIVERSE
Sayest
thou
so,
perfect
thought?
Line 2
It
is
sweet
madness?
Line 3
Oh,
ho,
ho,
ho!
Line 4
A
thing
of
now,
and
then
no
longer!
Line 5
Thou
art
a
fair
dream,
a
dear
one,
but
nothing--nothing!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Art
auxiliary verb
US /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!”
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!”
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thing of now, and then no longer!”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?”
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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 A thing of now, and then no longer!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A thing of now, and then no longer!
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
dear
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From this reading Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
ho
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From this reading Oh, ho, ho, ho!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is sweet madness?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is sweet madness?
longer
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From this reading A thing of now, and then no longer!
LORD
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From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
madness
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From this reading It is sweet madness?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A thing of now, and then no longer!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
now
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From this reading A thing of now, and then no longer!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
Oh
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From this reading Oh, ho, ho, ho!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thou art a fair dream, a dear one, but nothing--nothing!
perfect
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From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
Sayest
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From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
sweet
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From this reading It is sweet madness?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
then
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From this reading A thing of now, and then no longer!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thing of now, and then no longer!
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?
UNIVERSE
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From this reading THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE Sayest thou so, perfect thought?