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Mary Barton

Chapter XXXIII

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REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
CYMBELINE.
"While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
"When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mary Barton

Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
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"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
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CYMBELINE.
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"While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
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"When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “"While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:”

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “"When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “"When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."”

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “"While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."”

Wages plural noun US /ˈweɪdʒɪz/

money or a reward earned for work

From this reading “"Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “"While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:”

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

aught

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

band

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

bliss

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

breaks

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

bring

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

Comes

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

CYMBELINE

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From this reading CYMBELINE.

day

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

delight

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

Fear

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

foe

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

furious

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

give

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

gone

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

grim

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

hand

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

heart

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

heat

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

Home

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.

iron

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

joy

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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

joys

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

live

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

more

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

move

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

nature

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

night

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

o

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

PACE

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From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

pleasure

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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

rages

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

REQUIESCAT

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From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.

sun

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

ta'en

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

task

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

th

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/

money or a reward earned for work

From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:

winter's

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."

worldly

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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."