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Adonais

Chapter IV

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+Stanza 3,+ 11.
6, 7.
_For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.
64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adonais

Chapter IV

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
+Stanza 3,+ 11.
Line 2
6, 7.
Line 3
_For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.
Line 4
64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'
Line 5
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Learner Dictionary

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

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'”

All words in this reading · 28

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1

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From this reading 1.

11

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From this reading +Stanza 3,+ 11.

3

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From this reading +Stanza 3,+ 11.

6

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From this reading 6, 7.

64

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From this reading 64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'

7

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From this reading 6, 7.

all

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

Bion

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

Descend

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

down

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From this reading 64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'

drift

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From this reading 64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

Founded

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

gone

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

lovely

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From this reading 64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

p

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

Persephone

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From this reading 64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'

Stanza

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From this reading +Stanza 3,+ 11.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading 64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'

things

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 64), 'Persephone,... all lovely things drift down to thee.'

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.

wise

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From this reading _For he is gone where all things wise and fair Descend._ Founded on Bion (p.