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Silver Cross

Chapter VI

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June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.
In Italy, by wine presses!
In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.
He was unaware of that.
He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Silver Cross

Chapter VI

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

Line 1
June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.
Line 2
In Italy, by wine presses!
Line 3
In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.
Line 4
He was unaware of that.
Line 5
He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

Learner Dictionary

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

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.”

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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 He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

Abbey

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From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

absorbing

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

armour

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

August

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

clad

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

crimson

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

Cross

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From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

encounters

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

Englefield

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From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

entered

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

fall

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From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

golden

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was unaware of that.

heat

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

inner

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

inward

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

Italy

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From this reading In Italy, by wine presses!

July

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

June

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

landscape

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

more

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From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

note

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From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

orchards

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

presses

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

rode

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

russet

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

September

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

Silver

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From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

stretch

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was unaware of that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

unaware

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From this reading He was unaware of that.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In the Abbey of Silver Cross more and more did note fall upon Englefield.

vanished

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

walked

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.

way

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From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He had entered upon a stretch of the inward way where the landscape was absorbing,--the inner landscape and the inner encounters.

wine

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From this reading June vanished, July rode in heat, August had golden armour, September was russet clad and walked through crimson orchards and by wine presses.