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Rosalind at Red Gate
Rosalind at Red Gate

Chapter VII

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A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?
Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?
There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?
--_Swinburne_.
The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.
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Rosalind at Red Gate

Chapter VII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?
Line 2
Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?
Line 3
There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?
Line 4
--_Swinburne_.
Line 5
The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

Learner Dictionary

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

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

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

From this reading “The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.”

BROKEN noun US /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?”

Sail noun US /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?”

Start noun US /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?”

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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 BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

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

From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

blue

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

BROKENnounUS /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

clouds

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

cruised

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

dreamily

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

go

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From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

green

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

hand

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From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

land

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From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

later

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

Love

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From this reading Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?

love's

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From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

many

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From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

OAR

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From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?

row

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From this reading Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?

sailnounUS /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

sky

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

startnounUS /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?

stay

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From this reading Love, shall we start or stay, Or sail or row?

Swinburne

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From this reading --_Swinburne_.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

There's

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From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

to-day

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From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

way

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From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading A BROKEN OAR We are in love's land to-day; Where shall we go?

white

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There's many a wind and way, And never a May but May; We are in love's hand to-day; Where shall we go?

wood

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From this reading The white clouds of the later afternoon cruised dreamily between green wood and blue sky.