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Chapter II
THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED. Thou wert mine--all mine!... --Where has summer fled? Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part. Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “--Where has summer fled?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Thou wert mine--all mine!...”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou wert mine--all mine!...”
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou wert mine--all mine!...”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Thou wert mine--all mine!...
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading --Where has summer fled?
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED.
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --Where has summer fled?
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
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From this reading THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou wert mine--all mine!...
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Where has summer fled?
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
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From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou wert mine--all mine!...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou wert mine--all mine!...
at the time that
From this reading Sun forgets to shine, Clouds are overhead; Blows a chilling blast, Tells my frightened heart That the hour at last Comes when we must part.
in or at the place that
From this reading --Where has summer fled?
which person or people
From this reading THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED.
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From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
but in spite of that
From this reading Hurrying moments, stay, Leave us yet alone!-- All the world grows gray, Love, when thou art flown.
