Chapter XIII
The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come? —_Old Song_. “Maisie, come to bed.” “It’s so hot I can’t sleep. Don’t worry.”
The Light That Failed
Chapter XIII
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The
sun
went
down
an
hour
ago,
I
wonder
if
I
face
towards
home;
If
I
lost
my
way
in
the
light
of
day
How
shall
I
find
it
now
night
is
come?
—_Old
Song_.
“Maisie,
come
to
bed.”
“It’s
so
hot
I
can’t
sleep.
Don’t
worry.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
sun
went
down
an
hour
ago,
I
wonder
if
I
face
towards
home;
If
I
lost
my
way
in
the
light
of
day
How
shall
I
find
it
now
night
is
come?
Line 2
—_Old
Song_.
Line 3
“Maisie,
come
to
bed.”
Line 4
“It’s
so
hot
I
can’t
sleep.
Line 5
Don’t
worry.”
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
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ago
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
bed
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From this reading “Maisie, come to bed.”
can't
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From this reading “It’s so hot I can’t sleep.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
day
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
Don't
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From this reading Don’t worry.”
down
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
face
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
find
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
home
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
hot
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From this reading “It’s so hot I can’t sleep.
hour
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
How
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
It's
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From this reading “It’s so hot I can’t sleep.
light
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
lost
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
Maisie
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From this reading “Maisie, come to bed.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
night
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
now
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
Old
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From this reading —_Old Song_.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
sleep
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From this reading “It’s so hot I can’t sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It’s so hot I can’t sleep.
Song
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From this reading —_Old Song_.
sun
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Maisie, come to bed.”
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
way
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
wonder
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
worry
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From this reading Don’t worry.”