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Old Kensington
Old Kensington

Chapter XXX

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RACHEL.
Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
And this is love as I heard tell.
It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Old Kensington

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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RACHEL.
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Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
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It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
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And this is love as I heard tell.
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It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

Learner Dictionary

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

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.”

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all

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

anxious

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading And this is love as I heard tell.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

bell

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

dwell

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

fountain

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

George

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

heard

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From this reading And this is love as I heard tell.

heaven

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

hell

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

hospitals

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

love

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From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

only

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

people

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

perhaps

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

pleasure

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

pray

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From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.

RACHEL

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From this reading RACHEL.

repentance

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

sauncing

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

Shepherd

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From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And this is love as I heard tell.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

tolls

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

Varna

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

well

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From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

what's

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From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.

work

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.

wrote

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From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.