Chapter XXI
ALPINE'S FALSEHOOD. So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee? 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee! MRS. A. MCV.
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Chapter XXI
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ALPINE'S
FALSEHOOD.
So
dearly
loved,
so
deeply
false,
Ah,
why
should
I
regret
thee?
'Twas
fatal
to
my
peace
of
mind
The
hour
when
first
I
met
thee!
MRS.
A.
MCV.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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ALPINE'S
FALSEHOOD.
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So
dearly
loved,
so
deeply
false,
Ah,
why
should
I
regret
thee?
Line 3
'Twas
fatal
to
my
peace
of
mind
The
hour
when
first
I
met
thee!
Line 4
MRS.
Line 5
A.
MCV.
Learner Dictionary
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. MCV.
Ah
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ALPINE'S
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dearly
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deeply
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false
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FALSEHOOD
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fatal
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hour
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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loved
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MCV
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met
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mindnounUS /mind/
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MRS
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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peace
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regret
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
Twas
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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why
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From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?