Chapter XXI
A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii. 192. A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii. 10. A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.
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Chapter XXI
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A
Damsel
made
for
love
and
decked
with
subtle
grace,
iii.
192.
A
fair
one,
to
idolaters
if
she
herself
should
show,
iii.
10.
A
sun
of
beauty
she
appears
to
all
who
look
on
her,
iii.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
Damsel
made
for
love
and
decked
with
subtle
grace,
iii.
Line 2
192.
Line 3
A
fair
one,
to
idolaters
if
she
herself
should
show,
iii.
Line 4
10.
Line 5
A
sun
of
beauty
she
appears
to
all
who
look
on
her,
iii.
Learner Dictionary
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Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.”
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10
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From this reading 10.
192
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From this reading 192.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appears
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beauty
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Damsel
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decked
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.
grace
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From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
idolaters
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From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
iii
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From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.
love
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From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.
made
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From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
show
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From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
subtle
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From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.
sun
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From this reading A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fair one, to idolaters if she herself should show, iii.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A sun of beauty she appears to all who look on her, iii.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Damsel made for love and decked with subtle grace, iii.