Chapter XXIV
'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again! (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell! Gracious thou were to me. Farewell! Appelles goes to rest.'
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories
Chapter XXIV
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'Oh,
if
I
could
but
so
drift
Through
this
soft
twilight
into
the
night
of
peace,
Never
to
wake
again!
(_Raising
his
hand,
as
if
in
benediction_.)
O
mother
earth,
farewell!
Gracious
thou
were
to
me.
Farewell!
Appelles
goes
to
rest.'
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Archivist
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories
Chapter XXIV
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
'Oh,
if
I
could
but
so
drift
Through
this
soft
twilight
into
the
night
of
peace,
Never
to
wake
again!
Line 2
(_Raising
his
hand,
as
if
in
benediction_.)
O
mother
earth,
farewell!
Line 3
Gracious
thou
were
to
me.
Line 4
Farewell!
Line 5
Appelles
goes
to
rest.'
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 “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Appelles goes to rest.'”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Gracious thou were to me.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
Twilight
noun
US /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
Appelles
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From this reading Appelles goes to rest.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
benediction
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From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
drift
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From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
earth
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From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
farewell
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From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
goes
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From this reading Appelles goes to rest.'
Gracious
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From this reading Gracious thou were to me.
hand
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From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gracious thou were to me.
mother
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From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
night
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From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
O
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From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
peace
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From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
Raising
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From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Appelles goes to rest.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
soft
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From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Gracious thou were to me.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
wake
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From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gracious thou were to me.