Chapter I
The Archer is wake! The Swan is flying! Gold against blue An Arrow is lying. There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow. The Bears are abroad!
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Chapter I
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The
Archer
is
wake!
The
Swan
is
flying!
Gold
against
blue
An
Arrow
is
lying.
There
is
hunting
in
heaven--
Sleep
safe
till
to-morrow.
The
Bears
are
abroad!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
Archer
is
wake!
Line 2
The
Swan
is
flying!
Line 3
Gold
against
blue
An
Arrow
is
lying.
Line 4
There
is
hunting
in
heaven--
Sleep
safe
till
to-morrow.
Line 5
The
Bears
are
abroad!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Gold against blue An Arrow is lying.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.”
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abroad
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From this reading The Bears are abroad!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Gold against blue An Arrow is lying.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gold against blue An Arrow is lying.
Archer
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From this reading The Archer is wake!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Bears are abroad!
Arrow
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From this reading Gold against blue An Arrow is lying.
Bears
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From this reading The Bears are abroad!
blue
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From this reading Gold against blue An Arrow is lying.
flying
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From this reading The Swan is flying!
Gold
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From this reading Gold against blue An Arrow is lying.
heaven
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From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
hunting
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From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Archer is wake!
lying
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From this reading Gold against blue An Arrow is lying.
safe
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From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
Sleep
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From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
Swan
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From this reading The Swan is flying!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Archer is wake!
There
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From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
to-morrow
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From this reading There is hunting in heaven-- Sleep safe till to-morrow.
wake
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From this reading The Archer is wake!