Chapter XV
Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone. But you are, and we cannot get around it. So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both. MARK. CXIX.
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Chapter XV
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Livy
can't
accept
or
endure
the
fact
that
you
are
gone.
But
you
are,
and
we
cannot
get
around
it.
So
take
our
love
with
you,
and
bear
it
also
over
the
sea
to
Harmony,
and
God
bless
you
both.
MARK.
CXIX.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Livy
can't
accept
or
endure
the
fact
that
you
are
gone.
Line 2
But
you
are,
and
we
cannot
get
around
it.
Line 3
So
take
our
love
with
you,
and
bear
it
also
over
the
sea
to
Harmony,
and
God
bless
you
both.
Line 4
MARK.
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CXIX.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “But you are, and we cannot get around it.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.”
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accept
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From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
also
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From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But you are, and we cannot get around it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But you are, and we cannot get around it.
bear
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From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
bless
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From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you are, and we cannot get around it.
can't
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From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
cannot
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From this reading But you are, and we cannot get around it.
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endure
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From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
fact
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From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
get
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God
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gone
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From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
Harmony
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From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But you are, and we cannot get around it.
Livy
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From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
love
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MARK
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From this reading MARK.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
sea
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From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But you are, and we cannot get around it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So take our love with you, and bear it also over the sea to Harmony, and God bless you both.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Livy can't accept or endure the fact that you are gone.