Chapter XXXIV
EASE NOT PEACE. “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.” COWPER. “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.” RÜCKERT.
North and South
Chapter XXXIV
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EASE
NOT
PEACE.
“A
dull
rotation,
never
at
a
stay,
Yesterday’s
face
twin
image
of
to-day.”
COWPER.
“Of
what
each
one
should
be,
he
sees
the
form
and
rule,
And
till
he
reach
to
that,
his
joy
can
ne’er
be
full.”
RÜCKERT.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
EASE
NOT
PEACE.
Line 2
“A
dull
rotation,
never
at
a
stay,
Yesterday’s
face
twin
image
of
to-day.”
Line 3
COWPER.
Line 4
“Of
what
each
one
should
be,
he
sees
the
form
and
rule,
And
till
he
reach
to
that,
his
joy
can
ne’er
be
full.”
Line 5
RÜCKERT.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.””
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.””
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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 “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
COWPER
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From this reading COWPER.
dull
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
EASE
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From this reading EASE NOT PEACE.
face
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
form
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From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
full
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From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
image
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
joy
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From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
ne'er
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From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading EASE NOT PEACE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
PEACE
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From this reading EASE NOT PEACE.
reach
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From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
rotation
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
rule
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From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
RÜCKERT
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From this reading RÜCKERT.
sees
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From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
stay
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
to-day
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
twin
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Of what each one should be, he sees the form and rule, And till he reach to that, his joy can ne’er be full.”
Yesterday's
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From this reading “A dull rotation, never at a stay, Yesterday’s face twin image of to-day.”