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Mrs. Geoffrey
Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter VIII

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HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.
They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.
To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.
So they think and so they believe.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter VIII

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

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HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
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Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.
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They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.
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To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.
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So they think and so they believe.
/soʊ ðeɪ think ənd soʊ ðeɪ ˈbelieve/

Learner Dictionary

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

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “So they think and so they believe.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So they think and so they believe.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.”

All words in this reading · 56

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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 HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

accomplished

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

all

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading So they think and so they believe.

bring

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

content

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From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

dawn

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

feel

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

flies

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

full

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

GEOFFREY

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

happiness

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From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

haste

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

heed

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

HOW

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

joy

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

love

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From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

lovers

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

moments

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

MONA

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

other

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

passes

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

PLAN

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

purpose

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

replete

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From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

SCENE

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

seem

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

swallows

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

sweet

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From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So they think and so they believe.

TimenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They are to them replete with love and happiness and sweet content.

To-day

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

to-morrow

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

together

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From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

too

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

TRANSFORMATION

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA PLAN A TRANSFORMATION SCENE.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading To-day is an accomplished joy, and to-morrow will dawn for no other purpose but to bring them together.

wings

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From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Time, with lovers, "flies with swallows' wings;" they neither feel nor heed it as it passes, so all too full of haste the moments seem.