Chapter IV
‘You really must listen. Come, now, do hear.’ And he began waving his arms to and fro, roaring: ‘When moonlight o’er the azure seas In soft effulgence swells!’ But he sang it to the tune of the moonlight sonata.
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Chapter IV
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‘You
really
must
listen.
Come,
now,
do
hear.’
And
he
began
waving
his
arms
to
and
fro,
roaring:
‘When
moonlight
o’er
the
azure
seas
In
soft
effulgence
swells!’
But
he
sang
it
to
the
tune
of
the
moonlight
sonata.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘You
really
must
listen.
Line 2
Come,
now,
do
hear.’
Line 3
And
he
began
waving
his
arms
to
and
fro,
roaring:
Line 4
‘When
moonlight
o’er
the
azure
seas
In
soft
effulgence
swells!’
Line 5
But
he
sang
it
to
the
tune
of
the
moonlight
sonata.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he began waving his arms to and fro, roaring:”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, now, do hear.’”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, now, do hear.’”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘You really must listen.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he began waving his arms to and fro, roaring:
arms
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azure
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he began waving his arms to and fro, roaring:
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he sang it to the tune of the moonlight sonata.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, now, do hear.’
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Come, now, do hear.’
effulgence
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fro
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he began waving his arms to and fro, roaring:
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, now, do hear.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he began waving his arms to and fro, roaring:
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘When moonlight o’er the azure seas In soft effulgence swells!’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he sang it to the tune of the moonlight sonata.
listen
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From this reading ‘You really must listen.
moonlight
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘You really must listen.
now
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o'er
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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really
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roaring
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sang
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seas
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soft
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sonata
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swells
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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 ‘When moonlight o’er the azure seas In soft effulgence swells!’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he began waving his arms to and fro, roaring:
tune
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waving
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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘When moonlight o’er the azure seas In soft effulgence swells!’
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You really must listen.