Chapter XXXV
“In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF. “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood? Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon. Good! --A bridegroom am I.”--Arion.
O. T., A Danish Romance
Chapter XXXV
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“In
vain
his
beet
endeavors
were;
Dull
was
the
evening,
and
duller
grew.”--LUDOLF
SCHLEF.
“Seest
thou
how
its
little
life
The
bird
hides
in
the
wood?
Wilt
thou
be
my
little
wife--
Then
do
it
soon.
Good!
--A
bridegroom
am
I.”--Arion.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“In
vain
his
beet
endeavors
were;
Dull
was
the
evening,
and
duller
grew.”--LUDOLF
SCHLEF.
Line 2
“Seest
thou
how
its
little
life
The
bird
hides
in
the
wood?
Line 3
Wilt
thou
be
my
little
wife--
Then
do
it
soon.
Line 4
Good!
/good/
Line 5
--A
bridegroom
am
I.”--Arion.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?”
Wilt
modal verb
US /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.”
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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 bridegroom am I.”--Arion.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading --A bridegroom am I.”--Arion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
Arion
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From this reading --A bridegroom am I.”--Arion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
beet
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
bird
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From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
bridegroom
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From this reading --A bridegroom am I.”--Arion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
Dull
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
duller
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
endeavors
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
evening
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good!
grew
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
hides
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From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
how
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From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --A bridegroom am I.”--Arion.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
LUDOLF
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
SCHLEF
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
Seest
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From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
soon
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From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
Then
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From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?
vain
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From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In vain his beet endeavors were; Dull was the evening, and duller grew.”--LUDOLF SCHLEF.
wife
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From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
Wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Wilt thou be my little wife-- Then do it soon.
wood
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From this reading “Seest thou how its little life The bird hides in the wood?