Chapter XIX
Virtue, how frail it is! Friendship, too rare! Love, how it sells poor bliss For proud despair! But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call. SHELLEY.
Satanstoe
Chapter XIX
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Virtue,
how
frail
it
is!
Friendship,
too
rare!
Love,
how
it
sells
poor
bliss
For
proud
despair!
But
we,
though
soon
they
fall,
Survive
their
joy,
and
all
Which
ours
we
call.
SHELLEY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
Virtue,
how
frail
it
is!
Line 2
Friendship,
too
rare!
Line 3
Love,
how
it
sells
poor
bliss
For
proud
despair!
Line 4
But
we,
though
soon
they
fall,
Survive
their
joy,
and
all
Which
ours
we
call.
Line 5
SHELLEY.
Learner Dictionary
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Ours
pronoun
US /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Love, how it sells poor bliss For proud despair!”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.”
Virtue
noun
US /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Virtue, how frail it is!”
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From this reading But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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bliss
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From this reading Love, how it sells poor bliss For proud despair!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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call
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despair
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fall
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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frail
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From this reading Virtue, how frail it is!
Friendship
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how
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From this reading Virtue, how frail it is!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Virtue, how frail it is!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Virtue, how frail it is!
joy
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Love
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From this reading Love, how it sells poor bliss For proud despair!
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love, how it sells poor bliss For proud despair!
proud
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rare
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sells
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From this reading Love, how it sells poor bliss For proud despair!
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soon
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Survive
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.
too
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From this reading Friendship, too rare!
VirtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Virtue, how frail it is!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But we, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which ours we call.