Chapter XXVIII
For ours was not like earthly love. And must this parting be our very last? No! I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
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Chapter XXVIII
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For
ours
was
not
like
earthly
love.
And
must
this
parting
be
our
very
last?
No!
I
shall
love
thee
still
when
death
itself
is
past.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
For
ours
was
not
like
earthly
love.
Line 2
And
must
this
parting
be
our
very
last?
Line 3
No!
/noʊ/
Line 4
I
shall
love
thee
still
when
death
itself
is
past.
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Itself
pronoun
US /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And must this parting be our very last?”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And must this parting be our very last?”
Ours
pronoun
US /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “For ours was not like earthly love.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
death
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From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
earthly
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From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
like
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From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
love
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From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
parting
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From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
past
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From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
very
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From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.