Chapter XXII
Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii. 231. Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii. 242. But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
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Beard
of
the
old
he-goat,
the
one-eyed,
what
shall
be,
ii.
231.
Behold,
I
am
clad
in
a
robe
of
leaves
green,
ii.
242.
But
for
the
spying
of
the
eyes
[ill-omened,]
we
had
seen,
i.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Beard
of
the
old
he-goat,
the
one-eyed,
what
shall
be,
ii.
Line 2
231.
Line 3
Behold,
I
am
clad
in
a
robe
of
leaves
green,
ii.
Line 4
242.
Line 5
But
for
the
spying
of
the
eyes
[ill-omened,]
we
had
seen,
i.
Learner Dictionary
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Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.”
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231
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From this reading 231.
242
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From this reading 242.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
Beard
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From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
Behold
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From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
clad
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From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
eyes
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From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
green
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From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
he-goat
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From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
ii
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From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
ill-omened
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From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
leaves
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From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
old
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From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
one-eyed
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From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
robe
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From this reading Behold, I am clad in a robe of leaves green, ii.
seen
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From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
spying
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From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But for the spying of the eyes [ill-omened,] we had seen, i.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Beard of the old he-goat, the one-eyed, what shall be, ii.