Chapter III
"As through the land at eve we went." --Tennyson. Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past. It is almost July. To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
Molly Bawn
Chapter III
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"As
through
the
land
at
eve
we
went."
--Tennyson.
Seven
long
blissful
summer
days
have
surrendered
themselves
to
the
greedy
past.
It
is
almost
July.
To-day
is
Wednesday,--to-morrow
June
will
be
no
more.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"As
through
the
land
at
eve
we
went."
Line 2
--Tennyson.
Line 3
Seven
long
blissful
summer
days
have
surrendered
themselves
to
the
greedy
past.
Line 4
It
is
almost
July.
Line 5
To-day
is
Wednesday,--to-morrow
June
will
be
no
more.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.”
Themselves
pronoun
US /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"As through the land at eve we went."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"As through the land at eve we went."”
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almost
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From this reading It is almost July.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
blissful
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From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
days
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From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
eve
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From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
greedy
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From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost July.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost July.
July
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From this reading It is almost July.
June
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From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
land
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From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
more
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From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
past
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From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
Seven
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From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
summer
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From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
surrendered
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From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
Tennyson
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From this reading --Tennyson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven long blissful summer days have surrendered themselves to the greedy past.
To-day
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From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
to-morrow
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From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
Wednesday
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From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As through the land at eve we went."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To-day is Wednesday,--to-morrow June will be no more.