Chapter XI
GOOD-MORNING, SISTER. Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part. Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart. Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh. We must go.
Mopsa the Fairy
Chapter XI
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GOOD-MORNING,
SISTER.
Sweet
is
childhood--childhood's
over,
Kiss
and
part.
Sweet
is
youth;
but
youth's
a
rover--
So's
my
heart.
Sweet
is
rest;
but
by
all
showing
Toil
is
nigh.
We
must
go.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GOOD-MORNING,
SISTER.
Line 2
Sweet
is
childhood--childhood's
over,
Kiss
and
part.
Line 3
Sweet
is
youth;
but
youth's
a
rover--
So's
my
heart.
Line 4
Sweet
is
rest;
but
by
all
showing
Toil
is
nigh.
Line 5
We
must
go.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh.”
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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 Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.
all
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From this reading Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh.
childhood
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From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
childhood's
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From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
go
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From this reading We must go.
GOOD-MORNING
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From this reading GOOD-MORNING, SISTER.
heart
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From this reading Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
Kiss
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From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must go.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.
nigh
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From this reading Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh.
rover
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From this reading Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.
showing
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From this reading Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh.
SISTER
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From this reading GOOD-MORNING, SISTER.
So's
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From this reading Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.
Sweet
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From this reading Sweet is childhood--childhood's over, Kiss and part.
Toil
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From this reading Sweet is rest; but by all showing Toil is nigh.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must go.
youth
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From this reading Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.
youth's
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From this reading Sweet is youth; but youth's a rover-- So's my heart.