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Folle-Farine

Chapter XXXVI

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That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?
Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"
But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.
For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.
But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Folle-Farine

Chapter XXXVI

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

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That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?
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Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"
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But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.
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For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.
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But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"”

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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

aright

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From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

blind

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From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.

cannot

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From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

closed

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From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

declare

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From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

female

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From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

late

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From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

men

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From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

moon

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From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

Mouse

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From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.

night

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From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

pure

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From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

Red

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From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

said

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From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

see

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From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But the Red Mouse answered,-- "Nay, not so.

soon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

soul

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For the soul still is closed against me; and the soul still is pure.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading That night the moon found the Red Mouse, and said,-- "Did I not declare aright?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

victorious

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"

women

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But this men do not see, and women cannot know;--they are so blind."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Over every female thing you are victorious--soon or late?"