Chapter I
"Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony." SHAKESPEARE. BOAT SONG ON THE LAKE OF COMO. The Beautiful Clime!--the Clime of Love! Thou beautiful Italy!
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 03
Chapter I
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"Here
will
we
sit,
and
let
the
sounds
of
music
Creep
in
our
ears--soft
stillness
and
the
night
Become
the
touches
of
sweet
harmony."
SHAKESPEARE.
BOAT
SONG
ON
THE
LAKE
OF
COMO.
The
Beautiful
Clime!--the
Clime
of
Love!
Thou
beautiful
Italy!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Here
will
we
sit,
and
let
the
sounds
of
music
Creep
in
our
ears--soft
stillness
and
the
night
Become
the
touches
of
sweet
harmony."
Line 2
SHAKESPEARE.
Line 3
BOAT
SONG
ON
THE
LAKE
OF
COMO.
Line 4
The
Beautiful
Clime!--the
Clime
of
Love!
Line 5
Thou
beautiful
Italy!
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou beautiful Italy!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
Beautiful
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From this reading The Beautiful Clime!--the Clime of Love!
Become
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
BOAT
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From this reading BOAT SONG ON THE LAKE OF COMO.
Clime
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From this reading The Beautiful Clime!--the Clime of Love!
COMO
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From this reading BOAT SONG ON THE LAKE OF COMO.
Creep
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
ears
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
harmony
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
Italy
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From this reading Thou beautiful Italy!
LAKE
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From this reading BOAT SONG ON THE LAKE OF COMO.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
Love
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From this reading The Beautiful Clime!--the Clime of Love!
music
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
night
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOAT SONG ON THE LAKE OF COMO.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
sit
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
soft
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
SONG
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From this reading BOAT SONG ON THE LAKE OF COMO.
sounds
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
stillness
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
sweet
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou beautiful Italy!
touches
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From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears--soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony."