Chapter VIII
. “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.” * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
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. “witness,
When
the
dark-stoled
priestly
crew,
Came
swift
trooping
where
the
trumpet
Of
foul
Santa
Anna
blew.”
* * * * * “Rouse
thee,
Wrath,
and
be
a
giant;
People’s
Will,
that
hath
been
pliant,
Long,
too
long;
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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. “witness,
When
the
dark-stoled
priestly
crew,
Came
swift
trooping
where
the
trumpet
Of
foul
Santa
Anna
blew.”
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* * * * * “Rouse
thee,
Wrath,
and
be
a
giant;
People’s
Will,
that
hath
been
pliant,
Long,
too
long;
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “* * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;”
Crew
noun
US /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “. “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.””
Hath
auxiliary verb
US /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “* * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “* * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;”
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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 * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
Anna
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
blew
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
Came
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
dark-stoled
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
foul
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
giant
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From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
People's
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From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
pliant
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From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
priestly
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
Rouse
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From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
Santa
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
swift
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
too
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From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
trooping
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
trumpet
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;
witness
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From this reading . “witness, When the dark-stoled priestly crew, Came swift trooping where the trumpet Of foul Santa Anna blew.”
Wrath
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From this reading * * * * * “Rouse thee, Wrath, and be a giant; People’s Will, that hath been pliant, Long, too long;