Chapter XV
THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go? Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.” “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered. “Hoping--always hoping!” “And always young!” he added.
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Chapter XV
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THE
CAPTIVE
FAINTS
_“Too
quick
despairer,
wherefore
wilt
thou
go?
Soon
will
the
high
Midsummer
pomps
come
on.”
“Do
you
remember
how
you
used
to
tell
me
that?”
she
whispered.
“Hoping--always
hoping!”
“And
always
young!”
he
added.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
CAPTIVE
FAINTS
_“Too
quick
despairer,
wherefore
wilt
thou
go?
Line 2
Soon
will
the
high
Midsummer
pomps
come
on.”
Line 3
“Do
you
remember
how
you
used
to
tell
me
that?”
she
whispered.
Line 4
“Hoping--always
hoping!”
Line 5
“And
always
young!”
he
added.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And always young!” he added.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.””
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?”
Wherefore
adverb
US /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?”
Wilt
modal verb
US /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?”
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And always young!” he added.
always
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From this reading “Hoping--always hoping!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And always young!” he added.
CAPTIVE
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.”
despairer
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
FAINTS
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go
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And always young!” he added.
high
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From this reading Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.”
Hoping
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From this reading “Hoping--always hoping!”
how
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From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
Midsummer
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From this reading Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.”
pomps
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From this reading Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.”
quick
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
Soon
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From this reading Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
Too
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
used
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From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
whispered
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From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on.”
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE CAPTIVE FAINTS _“Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you remember how you used to tell me that?” she whispered.
young
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From this reading “And always young!” he added.