Chapter IV
A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords. FABER. "MOLLY, Molly! Where are you?" "Here—in the study.
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Chapter IV
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A
Strange
Encounter
Deep
grief
is
better
let
alone;
Voices
to
it
are
swords.
FABER.
"MOLLY,
Molly!
Where
are
you?"
"Here—in
the
study.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
Strange
Encounter
Deep
grief
is
better
let
alone;
Voices
to
it
are
swords.
Line 2
FABER.
Line 3
"MOLLY,
Molly!
Line 4
Where
are
you?"
/wer ɑːr juː/
Line 5
"Here—in
the
study.
Learner Dictionary
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Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here—in the study.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.”
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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 A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.
better
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Deep
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Encounter
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FABER
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From this reading FABER.
grief
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HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here—in the study.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here—in the study.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.
MOLLY
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From this reading "MOLLY, Molly!
Strange
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study
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From this reading "Here—in the study.
swords
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here—in the study.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Strange Encounter Deep grief is better let alone; Voices to it are swords.
Voices
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WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you?"