Chapter VII
IN DRINGENSTADT. "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love." Three years had passed. Summer had come round again. Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
Little Frida: A Tale of the Black Forest
Chapter VII
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
IN
DRINGENSTADT.
"Sing
them
over
again
to
me,
Wonderful
words
of
love."
Three
years
had
passed.
Summer
had
come
round
again.
Fresh
green
leaves
quivered
on
the
trees
of
the
Forest,
though
the
pines
still
wore
their
dark
clothing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
DRINGENSTADT.
Line 2
"Sing
them
over
again
to
me,
Wonderful
words
of
love."
Line 3
Three
years
had
passed.
Line 4
Summer
had
come
round
again.
Line 5
Fresh
green
leaves
quivered
on
the
trees
of
the
Forest,
though
the
pines
still
wore
their
dark
clothing.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Summer had come round again.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three years had passed.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."”
All words in this reading · 34
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
clothing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer had come round again.
dark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
DRINGENSTADT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DRINGENSTADT.
Forest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
Fresh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
green
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three years had passed.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DRINGENSTADT.
leaves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years had passed.
pines
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
quivered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
round
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again.
Sing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
Summer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer had come round again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
Three
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three years had passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
words
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of love."
wore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh green leaves quivered on the trees of the Forest, though the pines still wore their dark clothing.
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three years had passed.