Chapter XVII
"Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?" --OMAR KHAYYÁM. The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire. Mary stayed at home. She could not face the glare of it.
Moth and Rust
Chapter XVII
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"Thou
wilt
not
with
Predestination
round
Enmesh
me,
and
impute
my
Fall
to
Sin?"
--OMAR
KHAYYÁM.
The
scandal
smouldered
for
a
day
or
two,
and
then
raged
across
London
like
a
fire.
Mary
stayed
at
home.
She
could
not
face
the
glare
of
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Thou
wilt
not
with
Predestination
round
Enmesh
me,
and
impute
my
Fall
to
Sin?"
Line 2
--OMAR
KHAYYÁM.
Line 3
The
scandal
smouldered
for
a
day
or
two,
and
then
raged
across
London
like
a
fire.
Line 4
Mary
stayed
at
home.
Line 5
She
could
not
face
the
glare
of
it.
Learner Dictionary
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Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not face the glare of it.”
Glare
noun
US /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could not face the glare of it.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"”
Wilt
modal verb
US /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"”
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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 The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary stayed at home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not face the glare of it.
day
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
Enmesh
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face
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Fall
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fire
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not face the glare of it.
home
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From this reading Mary stayed at home.
impute
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could not face the glare of it.
KHAYYÁM
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From this reading --OMAR KHAYYÁM.
like
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
London
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
Mary
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From this reading Mary stayed at home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could not face the glare of it.
OMAR
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From this reading --OMAR KHAYYÁM.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
Predestination
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raged
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
round
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scandal
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not face the glare of it.
Sin
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smouldered
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stayed
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From this reading Mary stayed at home.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
then
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"
two
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From this reading The scandal smouldered for a day or two, and then raged across London like a fire.
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Thou wilt not with Predestination round Enmesh me, and impute my Fall to Sin?"