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The Crater

Chapter XIII

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"The merry homes of England!
Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!
There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."
Mrs. Hemans.
The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Crater

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The merry homes of England!
Line 2
Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!
Line 3
There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."
Line 4
Mrs. Hemans.
Line 5
The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!”

Merry noun US /merry/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The merry homes of England!”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.”

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

childhood's

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

dinner

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

eaten

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

England

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From this reading "The merry homes of England!

extremity

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

flows

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

forth

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

gladsome

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

glorious

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

grove

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

hearths

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

Hemans

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From this reading Mrs. Hemans.

highest

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

homes

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From this reading "The merry homes of England!

household

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

island

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

light

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

lips

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

looks

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

love

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

Mark

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

Meet

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

merry

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From this reading "The merry homes of England!

miles

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

move

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. Hemans.

night

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

northern

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "The merry homes of England!

old

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

page

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

peak

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

ruddy

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From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

Some

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

song

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

tale

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "The merry homes of England!

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

There

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

tunefully

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

two

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

voice

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Around their hearths by night, What gladsome looks of household love Meet in the ruddy light!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.

woman's

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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told, Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old."

Woolston

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From this reading The peak, or highest part of the island, was at its northern extremity, and within two miles of the grove in which Mark Woolston had eaten his dinner.