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A Singer from the Sea
A Singer from the Sea

Chapter VI

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ELIZABETH AND DENAS.
"There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
--JULIUS CAESAR.
The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
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A Singer from the Sea

Chapter VI

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ELIZABETH AND DENAS.
Line 2
"There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
Line 3
"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
Line 4
--JULIUS CAESAR.
Line 5
The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

Learner Dictionary

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

Born noun US /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.”

Slacken verb US /ˈslækən/

to become less tight or less strong

From this reading “"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."”

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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 "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

begins

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

bornnounUS /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

CAESAR

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From this reading --JULIUS CAESAR.

ceremony

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

chill

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

coming

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

crisping

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

day

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

decay

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

DENAS

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From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.

ELIZABETH

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From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.

enforced

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

EvernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

faith

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

frost

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

gray

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

hardening

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

hate

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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

indicated

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

JULIUS

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From this reading --JULIUS CAESAR.

love

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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

Lucilius

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

note

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

plain

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

rain

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

road

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

simple

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/

to become less tight or less strong

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

There

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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

tricks

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

turf

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

uses

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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

Wednesday

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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

woman

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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."