Chapter XXII
WAVE OR FLAME. And you have gained a ring. What of it? 'Tis a figure, a symbol, say A thing's sign. --R. Browning.
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Chapter XXII
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WAVE
OR
FLAME.
And
you
have
gained
a
ring.
What
of
it?
'Tis
a
figure,
a
symbol,
say
A
thing's
sign.
--R.
Browning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WAVE
OR
FLAME.
Line 2
And
you
have
gained
a
ring.
Line 3
What
of
it?
/wʌt ʌv ɪt/
Line 4
'Tis
a
figure,
a
symbol,
say
A
thing's
sign.
Line 5
--R.
Browning.
Learner Dictionary
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FLAME
noun
US /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “WAVE OR FLAME.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And you have gained a ring.”
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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 And you have gained a ring.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you have gained a ring.
Browning
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From this reading --R. Browning.
figure
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From this reading 'Tis a figure, a symbol, say A thing's sign.
FLAMEnounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading WAVE OR FLAME.
gained
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From this reading And you have gained a ring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And you have gained a ring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What of it?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What of it?
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WAVE OR FLAME.
R
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From this reading --R. Browning.
ring
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From this reading And you have gained a ring.
say
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From this reading 'Tis a figure, a symbol, say A thing's sign.
sign
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From this reading 'Tis a figure, a symbol, say A thing's sign.
symbol
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From this reading 'Tis a figure, a symbol, say A thing's sign.
thing's
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From this reading 'Tis a figure, a symbol, say A thing's sign.
Tis
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From this reading 'Tis a figure, a symbol, say A thing's sign.
WAVE
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From this reading WAVE OR FLAME.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of it?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you have gained a ring.