Chapter VI
THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT. "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
Eugene Aram — Volume 05
Chapter VI
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THE
DEATH.--THE
PRISON.--AN
INTERVIEW.--ITS
RESULT.
"Lay
her
i'
the
earth,
And
from
her
fair
and
unpolluted
flesh
May
violets
spring."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
DEATH.--THE
PRISON.--AN
INTERVIEW.--ITS
RESULT.
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"Lay
her
i'
the
earth,
And
from
her
fair
and
unpolluted
flesh
May
violets
spring."
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."”
All words in this reading · 19
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ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
DEATH
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From this reading THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT.
earth
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From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
flesh
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From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
INTERVIEW
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From this reading THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT.
Lay
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From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
PRISON
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From this reading THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT.
RESULT
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From this reading THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT.
spring
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From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH.--THE PRISON.--AN INTERVIEW.--ITS RESULT.
unpolluted
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From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."
violets
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From this reading "Lay her i' the earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring."