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Mary Barton

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

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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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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mary Barton

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Mary Barton is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 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:
/waɪl deɪ ənd naɪt kæn brɪŋ dɪˈlaɪt ɔːr ˈneɪtʃər ɔːt ʌv ˈpleʒər ɡɪv waɪl dʒɔɪz əˈbʌv maɪ maɪnd kæn muːv fɔːr ðiː ənd ðiː əˈloʊn aɪ laɪv/
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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."

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aught noun US /ɔːt/

a quantity of no importance

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:”

bliss noun US /blɪs/

a state of extreme happiness

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 noun US /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

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 noun US /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

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 noun US /ˈreɪdʒɪz/

plural of “rage” — a feeling of intense anger

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 noun US /ˈweɪdʒəz/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

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."”

winter's noun US /ˈwɪntərz/

possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

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 adjective US /ˈwɜːrldli/

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

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."”

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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:

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

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."

aughtnounUS /ɔːt/

a quantity of no importance

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:

bandnounUS /bænd/

an unofficial association of people or groups

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."

blissnounUS /blɪs/

a state of extreme happiness

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."

breaksnounUS /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

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."

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

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:

ComesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

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

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

From this reading CYMBELINE.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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:

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing 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:

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

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."

FearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

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."

foenounUS /foʊ/

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

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:

furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/

marked by extreme and violent energy

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."

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

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:

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

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."

grimadjectiveUS /ɡrɪm/

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

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."

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

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."

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

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."

heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

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."

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

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.

ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

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."

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

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."

joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

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:

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

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:

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

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 /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

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:

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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."

moveverbUS /muːv/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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:

naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

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:

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

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."

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

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."

PACEnounUS /peɪs/

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

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."

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

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:

ragesnounUS /ˈreɪdʒɪz/

plural of “rage” — a feeling of intense anger

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

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

From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

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

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

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."

tasknounUS /tæsk/

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

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."

thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

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."

wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

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'snounUS /ˈwɪntərz/

possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

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."

worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

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."

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