Chapter XXI
THE SPIDER WEAVES HIS WEB. "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet. Oh, be warned!" --COLERIDGE. "And now a darker hour ascends."--MARMION.
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Chapter XXI
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THE
SPIDER
WEAVES
HIS
WEB.
"A
fearful
sign
stands
in
thy
house
of
life--
An
enemy--a
fiend
lurks
close
behind
The
radiance
of
thy
planet.
Oh,
be
warned!"
--COLERIDGE.
"And
now
a
darker
hour
ascends."--MARMION.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
SPIDER
WEAVES
HIS
WEB.
Line 2
"A
fearful
sign
stands
in
thy
house
of
life--
An
enemy--a
fiend
lurks
close
behind
The
radiance
of
thy
planet.
Line 3
Oh,
be
warned!"
Line 4
--COLERIDGE.
Line 5
"And
now
a
darker
hour
ascends."--MARMION.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.”
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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 fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now a darker hour ascends."--MARMION.
ascends
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From this reading "And now a darker hour ascends."--MARMION.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, be warned!"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
close
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
COLERIDGE
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From this reading --COLERIDGE.
darker
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From this reading "And now a darker hour ascends."--MARMION.
enemy
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
fearful
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
fiend
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPIDER WEAVES HIS WEB.
hour
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From this reading "And now a darker hour ascends."--MARMION.
house
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
lurks
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
MARMION
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From this reading "And now a darker hour ascends."--MARMION.
now
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From this reading "And now a darker hour ascends."--MARMION.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, be warned!"
planet
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
radiance
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
sign
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
SPIDER
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From this reading THE SPIDER WEAVES HIS WEB.
stands
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From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER WEAVES HIS WEB.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "A fearful sign stands in thy house of life-- An enemy--a fiend lurks close behind The radiance of thy planet.
warned
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From this reading Oh, be warned!"
WEAVES
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From this reading THE SPIDER WEAVES HIS WEB.
WEB
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From this reading THE SPIDER WEAVES HIS WEB.