Chapter XXXVII
I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH. _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333. * * * “There the action lies In its true nature * * * * * * * What then? What rests? Try what repentance can!”--_Hamlet_.
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Chapter XXXVII
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I
go,
the
bride
of
Acheron.--SOPH.
_Antig._
These
things
are
in
the
Future.--_Ib._
1333.
* * * “There
the
action
lies
In
its
true
nature * * * * * * *
What
then?
What
rests?
Try
what
repentance
can!”--_Hamlet_.
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Line 1
I
go,
the
bride
of
Acheron.--SOPH.
Line 2
_Antig._
These
things
are
in
the
Future.--_Ib._
1333.
Line 3
* * * “There
the
action
lies
In
its
true
nature * * * * * * *
What
then?
Line 4
What
rests?
Line 5
Try
what
repentance
can!”--_Hamlet_.
Learner Dictionary
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These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.”
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1333
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From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
Acheron
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From this reading I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH.
action
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Antig
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From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
bride
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From this reading I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Try what repentance can!”--_Hamlet_.
Future
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From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
go
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From this reading I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH.
Hamlet
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From this reading Try what repentance can!”--_Hamlet_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH.
Ib
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From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * “There the action lies In its true nature * * * * * * * What then?
lies
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nature
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH.
repentance
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From this reading Try what repentance can!”--_Hamlet_.
rests
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From this reading What rests?
SOPH
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From this reading I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I go, the bride of Acheron.--SOPH.
then
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There
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
things
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From this reading _Antig._ These things are in the Future.--_Ib._ 1333.
true
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Try
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From this reading Try what repentance can!”--_Hamlet_.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * “There the action lies In its true nature * * * * * * * What then?