Chapter VIII
WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD. “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.” GEORGE HERBERT. Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again. He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
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WROUGHT
IRON
AND
GOLD.
“We
are
the
trees
whom
shaking
fastens
more.”
GEORGE
HERBERT.
Mr.
Thornton
left
the
house
without
coming
into
the
dining-room
again.
He
was
rather
late,
and
walked
rapidly
out
to
Crampton.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WROUGHT
IRON
AND
GOLD.
Line 2
“We
are
the
trees
whom
shaking
fastens
more.”
Line 3
GEORGE
HERBERT.
Line 4
Mr.
Thornton
left
the
house
without
coming
into
the
dining-room
again.
Line 5
He
was
rather
late,
and
walked
rapidly
out
to
Crampton.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.”
Shaking
noun
US /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.””
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
coming
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From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
Crampton
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From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
dining-room
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From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
fastens
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From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE HERBERT.
GOLD
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From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
HERBERT
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From this reading GEORGE HERBERT.
house
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
IRON
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From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
late
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From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
more
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From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
Mr
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out
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From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
rapidly
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From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
rather
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From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
Thornton
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From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
trees
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From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
walked
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From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
WROUGHT
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From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.