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Moth and Rust

Chapter XV

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"Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."
--OMAR KHAYYÁM.
Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.
It was June.
It was sunny.
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Moth and Rust

Chapter XV

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."
Line 2
--OMAR KHAYYÁM.
Line 3
Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.
Line 4
It was June.
Line 5
It was sunny.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.”

Didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."”

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Beset

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From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

blue

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

boudoir

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Carden

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

fixedly

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Gin

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From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Hyde

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

intently

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was June.

June

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From this reading It was June.

KHAYYÁM

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From this reading --OMAR KHAYYÁM.

Lady

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Lane

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

looking

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Mary

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

near

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

OMAR

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From this reading --OMAR KHAYYÁM.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

out

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Park

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

Pitfall

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From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

Road

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From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

sat

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

shimmer

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

sunny

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From this reading It was sunny.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

trees

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

wander

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From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

white

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."

window

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From this reading Lady Mary Carden sat near the open window of her blue and white boudoir looking out intently, fixedly across Park Lane at the shimmer of the trees in Hyde Park.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Oh Thou who didst with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in."