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Chapter VIII
_"Down, pale ghost! What doest thou here? The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost! Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead! I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What doest thou here?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What doest thou here?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!”
during the time that
From this reading “I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
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From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
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From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
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From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
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From this reading Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!
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From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What doest thou here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _"Down, pale ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _"Down, pale ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What doest thou here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
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From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _"Down, pale ghost!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What doest thou here?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Dead of thy own decay Let the dead bury their dead!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What doest thou here?
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
during the time that
From this reading I go my way."_ While she was dressing for it, the evening party ceased to be terrible even in Christian's imagination.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky is cloudless overhead, The stream runs clear._ _"I drowned thee, ghost, In a river of bitter brine: With whatever face thou risest up, Meet thou not mine!_ _"Back, poor ghost!
