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Chapter XXX

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The wold hung November grey.
“Snow in that cloud,” quoth the old smith.
“Elf of the world wants a white flower!”
“Snowy night a year ago!” said Morgen Fay.
Emmy spoke.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Silver Cross

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The wold hung November grey.
Line 2
“Snow in that cloud,” quoth the old smith.
Line 3
“Elf of the world wants a white flower!”
Line 4
“Snowy night a year ago!” said Morgen Fay.
Line 5
Emmy spoke.
All words in this reading · 28

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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 “Elf of the world wants a white flower!”

ago

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cloud

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Elf

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Emmy

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Fay

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flower

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grey

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From this reading The wold hung November grey.

hung

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From this reading The wold hung November grey.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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Morgen

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night

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From this reading “Snowy night a year ago!” said Morgen Fay.

November

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From this reading The wold hung November grey.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Elf of the world wants a white flower!”

old

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quoth

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said

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smith

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Snow

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Snowy

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spoke

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Snow in that cloud,” quoth the old smith.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The wold hung November grey.

wants

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white

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wold

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From this reading The wold hung November grey.

world

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year

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From this reading “Snowy night a year ago!” said Morgen Fay.