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Over the Teacups

Chapter XXIII

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Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.
Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:
TARTARUS.
While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?
Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?
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Over the Teacups

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.
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Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:
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TARTARUS.
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While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?
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Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

Learner Dictionary

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

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:”

Receptacle noun US /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/

An object or container used to hold or store something.

From this reading “Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?”

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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 Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

affright

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

afraid

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

Ah

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

aid

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

birth

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

called

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

coming

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

common

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

contributions

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

conversation

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

crank

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

creed

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

dare

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

dreams

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

faltering

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

Fill

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

following

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

God

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

gospel

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

heathen

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

How

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

just

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

Lord

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

Love

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

many

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

more

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

night

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

Number

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

originated

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

Out

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

pale

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

pathway

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

persons

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

plain

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

poem

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

preceding

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

read

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

receptaclenounUS /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/

An object or container used to hold or store something.

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

remarks

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

Seven

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

shadowy

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

simple

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From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

spectres

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

steps

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

TARTARUS

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From this reading TARTARUS.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

TheepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

threats

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

vale

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From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

versified

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From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Out of the preceding conversation must have originated the following poem, which was found in the common receptacle of these versified contributions:

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While in my simple gospel creed That “God is Love” so plain I read, Shall dreams of heathen birth affright My pathway through the coming night?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ah, Lord of life, though spectres pale Fill with their threats the shadowy vale, With Thee my faltering steps to aid, How can I dare to be afraid?

worth

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From this reading Remember that Number Seven is called a “crank” by many persons, and take his remarks for just what they are worth, and no more.