Chapter XVII
JUDY'S SECRET. Be strong to _hope_, oh, Heart! Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night. Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light! --ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
A Young Mutineer
Chapter XVII
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JUDY'S
SECRET.
Be
strong
to
_hope_,
oh,
Heart!
Though
day
is
bright,
The
stars
can
only
shine
In
the
dark
night.
Be
strong,
oh,
Heart
of
mine,
Look
towards
the
light!
--ADELAIDE
PROCTOR.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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JUDY'S
SECRET.
Line 2
Be
strong
to
_hope_,
oh,
Heart!
Line 3
Though
day
is
bright,
The
stars
can
only
shine
In
the
dark
night.
Line 4
Be
strong,
oh,
Heart
of
mine,
Look
towards
the
light!
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--ADELAIDE
PROCTOR.
Learner Dictionary
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Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!”
SECRET
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “JUDY'S SECRET.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!”
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ADELAIDE
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From this reading --ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be strong to _hope_, oh, Heart!
bright
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From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
dark
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From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
day
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From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
Heart
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hope
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
JUDY'S
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From this reading JUDY'S SECRET.
light
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From this reading Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
night
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From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
oh
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only
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From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
PROCTOR
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From this reading --ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading JUDY'S SECRET.
shine
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From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
stars
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From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
strong
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From this reading Be strong to _hope_, oh, Heart!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be strong to _hope_, oh, Heart!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Be strong, oh, Heart of mine, Look towards the light!