Chapter I
To what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily. I know what I know. The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
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Chapter I
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To
what
purpose,
April,
do
you
return
again?
Beauty
is
not
enough.
You
can
no
longer
quiet
me
with
the
redness
Of
little
leaves
opening
stickily.
I
know
what
I
know.
The
sun
is
hot
on
my
neck
as
I
observe
The
spikes
of
the
crocus.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
To
what
purpose,
April,
do
you
return
again?
Line 2
Beauty
is
not
enough.
Line 3
You
can
no
longer
quiet
me
with
the
redness
Of
little
leaves
opening
stickily.
Line 4
I
know
what
I
know.
/aɪ know wʌt aɪ know/
Line 5
The
sun
is
hot
on
my
neck
as
I
observe
The
spikes
of
the
crocus.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To what purpose, April, do you return again?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know what I know.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?
April
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From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
Beauty
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From this reading Beauty is not enough.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
crocus
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From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?
enough
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From this reading Beauty is not enough.
hot
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From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know what I know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beauty is not enough.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know what I know.
leaves
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From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
longer
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From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
neck
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From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beauty is not enough.
observe
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From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
opening
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From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
purpose
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From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?
quiet
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From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
redness
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From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
return
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From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?
spikes
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From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
stickily
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From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
sun
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From this reading The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To what purpose, April, do you return again?