Chapter XXXVII
Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes! _Apol._ I hear. _The Fates_. Dumb music, dead eloquence! Say it, or sing!
The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning
Chapter XXXVII
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Lick
the
lump
into
shape
till
a
cry
comes!
_Apol._
I
hear.
_The
Fates_.
Dumb
music,
dead
eloquence!
Say
it,
or
sing!
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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning
Chapter XXXVII
Reading 1/172 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Lick
the
lump
into
shape
till
a
cry
comes!
Line 2
_Apol._
I
hear.
Line 3
_The
Fates_.
Line 4
Dumb
music,
dead
eloquence!
Line 5
Say
it,
or
sing!
Learner Dictionary
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Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dumb music, dead eloquence!”
Eloquence
noun
US /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “Dumb music, dead eloquence!”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Apol._ I hear.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!”
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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 Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
Apol
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From this reading _Apol._ I hear.
comes
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cry
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dumb music, dead eloquence!
Dumb
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eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading Dumb music, dead eloquence!
Fates
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From this reading _The Fates_.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Apol._ I hear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Apol._ I hear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Say it, or sing!
Lick
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lump
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music
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From this reading Dumb music, dead eloquence!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Say it, or sing!
Say
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From this reading Say it, or sing!
shape
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sing
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!