Chapter XXII
With religious awe Grief heard the voice of Virtue. No complaint The solemn silence broke. Tears ceased to flow. GLOVER. Hope is the most treacherous of all human fancies.
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Chapter XXII
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With
religious
awe
Grief
heard
the
voice
of
Virtue.
No
complaint
The
solemn
silence
broke.
Tears
ceased
to
flow.
GLOVER.
Hope
is
the
most
treacherous
of
all
human
fancies.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
With
religious
awe
Grief
heard
the
voice
of
Virtue.
Line 2
No
complaint
The
solemn
silence
broke.
Line 3
Tears
ceased
to
flow.
Line 4
GLOVER.
Line 5
Hope
is
the
most
treacherous
of
all
human
fancies.
Learner Dictionary
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Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “No complaint The solemn silence broke.”
Virtue
noun
US /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “With religious awe Grief heard the voice of Virtue.”
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broke
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ceased
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fancies
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GLOVER
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Grief
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Hope
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No complaint The solemn silence broke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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religious
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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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solemn
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Tears
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tears ceased to flow.
treacherous
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VirtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
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voice
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With religious awe Grief heard the voice of Virtue.