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And both were young
And both were young

Chapter I

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I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...
And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"
Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.
"I'm going for a walk," Flip said.
Her father put his hand on her shoulder.
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And both were young

Chapter I

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...
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And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"
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Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.
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"I'm going for a walk," Flip said.
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Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her father put his hand on her shoulder.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"”

Sharply noun US /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...”

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1

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

180

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

47

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

90

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

away

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

beautiful

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

beings

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From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Byron

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

CANTO

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Chateau

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

Chillon

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

cold

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

DreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Dungeon

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Escape

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

father

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From this reading Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

Flip

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I'm going for a walk," Flip said.

Freed

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

gentle

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From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

going

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

group

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

hall

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

hand

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From this reading Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

hill

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From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

hues

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From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

I'm

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From this reading "I'm going for a walk," Flip said.

II

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

Jackman

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

Lord

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Page

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Philippa

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

Prisoner

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

put

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From this reading Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

said

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From this reading "I'm going for a walk," Flip said.

saw

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From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

shoulder

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From this reading Her father put his hand on her shoulder.

SIX

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

THREE

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

tourists

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

turned

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From this reading Mrs. Jackman asked sharply as Flip turned away from the group of tourists standing about in the cold hall of the Chateau of Chillon.

two

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From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

Unicorn

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...

walk

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From this reading "I'm going for a walk," Flip said.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

young

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From this reading And both were young--and one was beautiful _The Dream_, CANTO II Lord Byron ONE: _The Prisoner of Chillon_ 1 TWO: _The Page and the Unicorn_ 47 THREE: _The Escape from the Dungeon_ 90 SIX: _The Prisoner Freed_ 180 _The Prisoner of Chillon_ "Where are you going, Philippa?"

youth

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From this reading I saw two beings in the hues of youth Standing upon a hill, a gentle hill...