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Thelma

Chapter XXVII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/70 · 5 lines
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"What of her glass without her?
The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?
The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"
DANTE G. ROSSETTI.
"Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Thelma

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What of her glass without her?
Line 2
The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?
Line 3
The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"
Line 4
DANTE G. ROSSETTI.
Line 5
"Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"”

Whence adverb US /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading “The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “"What of her glass without her?”

All words in this reading · 35

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away

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From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

blank

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

blind

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

cloud-rack

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From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

DANTE

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From this reading DANTE G. ROSSETTI.

dress

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

empty

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From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

Errington

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From this reading "Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

face

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

G

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From this reading DANTE G. ROSSETTI.

glass

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From this reading "What of her glass without her?

God

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From this reading "Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

grey

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "What of her glass without her?

impatiently

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From this reading "Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

matter

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From this reading "Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

moon

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From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

moon's

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "What of her glass without her?

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

pool

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

ROSSETTI

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From this reading DANTE G. ROSSETTI.

space

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From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

There

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From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

tossed

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From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What of her glass without her?

What's

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From this reading "Good God!" cried Errington impatiently "What's the matter?

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading The tossed empty space Of cloud-rack whence the moon has passed away!"

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The blank grey There, where the pool is blind of the moon's face-- Her dress without her?

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "What of her glass without her?