Chapter VI
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE. "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning." BURNS. General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man. It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
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Chapter VI
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A
BOLT
FROM
THE
BLUE.
"O
Life!
how
pleasant
in
thy
morning,
Young
Fancy's
rays
the
hills
adorning."
BURNS.
General
Grant
Mackenzie
was
a
somewhat
impulsive
man.
It
is
the
nature
of
the
Celt
to
be
impulsive.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
BOLT
FROM
THE
BLUE.
Line 2
"O
Life!
how
pleasant
in
thy
morning,
Young
Fancy's
rays
the
hills
adorning."
Line 3
BURNS.
Line 4
General
Grant
Mackenzie
was
a
somewhat
impulsive
man.
Line 5
It
is
the
nature
of
the
Celt
to
be
impulsive.
Learner Dictionary
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Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."”
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."”
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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 BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
adorning
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From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
BLUE
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From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
BOLT
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From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
BURNS
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From this reading BURNS.
Celt
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From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
Fancy's
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From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
General
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From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
Grant
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From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
hills
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From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
how
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From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
impulsive
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From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
Mackenzie
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From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
man
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From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
nature
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From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
O
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From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
rays
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From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
somewhat
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From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
Young
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From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."