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Chapter XXXVI
“Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber. In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest. Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky! That he may enter in. Fall back, O clouds!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “That he may enter in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
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From this reading Fall back, O clouds!
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
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From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
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From this reading That he may enter in.
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading Fall back, O clouds!
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
an old form of “has”
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
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From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That he may enter in.
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
not any; not one
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
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From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
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From this reading Fall back, O clouds!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
seriously and formally
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he may enter in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
which person or people
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
