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Dynevor Terrace

Chapter XV

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MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.
For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
The Angel of Marriage--REV.
I. WILLIAMS.
The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dynevor Terrace

Chapter XV

Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.
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For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
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The Angel of Marriage--REV.
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I. WILLIAMS.
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The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.”

All words in this reading · 46

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accomplish

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

Angel

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From this reading The Angel of Marriage--REV.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

aught

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

better

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

choice

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

Conway

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

effective

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

far

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

friendships

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

glow

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

grew

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. WILLIAMS.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

Lady

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

listen

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

listening

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

Marriage

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From this reading The Angel of Marriage--REV.

more

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

MOTLEY

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From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

ONLY

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From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

out

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

own

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

passion's

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

REV

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From this reading The Angel of Marriage--REV.

sight

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

stage

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

up

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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

voice

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

WEAR

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From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.

WILLIAMS

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From this reading I. WILLIAMS.

worldly

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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.