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Nancy: A Novel
Nancy: A Novel

Chapter XXXVII

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"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.
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Nancy: A Novel

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
Line 2
We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
Line 3
Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
Line 4
We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
Line 5
During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “"I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"”

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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 "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

abyss

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

all

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

away

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

back

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

band

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

beckon

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

bravely

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

compared

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

cunningly

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

day

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

days

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

deepened

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

departure

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

disastrous

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

ditch

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

drive

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From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

expressing

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

extract

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

flaming

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

flowers

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

greatly

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

gulf

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

hair

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

hall-door

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

hand

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

hardly

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From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

home

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

like

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

Looking

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

loudly

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

made

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

most

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

Mr

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.

noon

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

now

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

only

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

out

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

Parker

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

posy

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

promise

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

ran

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

red

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

regret

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

remnant

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

Roger

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

seem

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

seems

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

shallow

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

smell

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

speak

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From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

steal

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

sun

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

three

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

tie

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

TimenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

trifling

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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

trying

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

unlikely

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

week

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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

widened

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

withered

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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"

years

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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.