Chapter XXIV
"Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!" --Edgar A. Poe. "The ring asunder broke." --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little. She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.
Molly Bawn
Chapter XXIV
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"Ah,
starry
hope,
that
didst
arise
But
to
be
overcast!"
--Edgar
A.
Poe.
"The
ring
asunder
broke."
--_German
Song._
At
breakfast
Molly
is
very
pale,
and
speaks
little.
She
toys
with
her
toast,
but
cannot
eat.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Ah,
starry
hope,
that
didst
arise
But
to
be
overcast!"
Line 2
--Edgar
A.
Poe.
Line 3
"The
ring
asunder
broke."
Line 4
--_German
Song._
At
breakfast
Molly
is
very
pale,
and
speaks
little.
Line 5
She
toys
with
her
toast,
but
cannot
eat.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Didst
auxiliary verb
US /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.”
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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 --Edgar A. Poe.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
arise
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From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
asunder
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From this reading "The ring asunder broke."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
breakfast
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From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
broke
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From this reading "The ring asunder broke."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
cannot
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From this reading She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
eat
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From this reading She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.
Edgar
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From this reading --Edgar A. Poe.
German
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From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.
hope
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From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
Molly
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From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
overcast
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From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
pale
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From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
Poe
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From this reading --Edgar A. Poe.
ring
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From this reading "The ring asunder broke."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.
Song
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From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
speaks
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From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
starry
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From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The ring asunder broke."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, starry hope, that didst arise But to be overcast!"
toast
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From this reading She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.
toys
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From this reading She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.
very
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From this reading --_German Song._ At breakfast Molly is very pale, and speaks little.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She toys with her toast, but cannot eat.