Chapter XVI
A LITTLE GIRL AND A LITTLE CROSS. Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget? Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget. Love the gift is love the debt. Even so.
A Young Mutineer
Chapter XVI
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A
LITTLE
GIRL
AND
A
LITTLE
CROSS.
Love
that
hath
us
in
the
net,
Can
he
pass,
and
we
forget?
Many
suns
arise
and
set,
Many
a
chance
the
years
beget.
Love
the
gift
is
love
the
debt.
Even
so.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
LITTLE
GIRL
AND
A
LITTLE
CROSS.
Line 2
Love
that
hath
us
in
the
net,
Can
he
pass,
and
we
forget?
Line 3
Many
suns
arise
and
set,
Many
a
chance
the
years
beget.
Line 4
Love
the
gift
is
love
the
debt.
Line 5
Even
so.
/even soʊ/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even so.”
Hath
auxiliary verb
US /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?”
LITTLE
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LITTLE GIRL AND A LITTLE CROSS.”
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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 A LITTLE GIRL AND A LITTLE CROSS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LITTLE GIRL AND A LITTLE CROSS.
arise
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From this reading Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget.
beget
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From this reading Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
chance
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From this reading Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget.
CROSS
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From this reading A LITTLE GIRL AND A LITTLE CROSS.
debt
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From this reading Love the gift is love the debt.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even so.
forget
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From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
gift
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From this reading Love the gift is love the debt.
GIRL
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From this reading A LITTLE GIRL AND A LITTLE CROSS.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love the gift is love the debt.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE GIRL AND A LITTLE CROSS.
Love
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From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
Many
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From this reading Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget.
net
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From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
pass
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From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
set
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From this reading Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even so.
suns
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From this reading Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Love that hath us in the net, Can he pass, and we forget?
years
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From this reading Many suns arise and set, Many a chance the years beget.