Chapter XXVII
DECENT BURIAL To-morrow? ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers. To-morrow is the gods’—but, oh! To day is ours. —C.E. Merrill, Jr.
The Port of Missing Men
Chapter XXVII
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DECENT
BURIAL
To-morrow?
’Tis
not
ours
to
know
That
we
again
shall
see
the
flowers.
To-morrow
is
the
gods’—but,
oh!
To
day
is
ours.
—C.E.
Merrill,
Jr.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DECENT
BURIAL
To-morrow?
Line 2
’Tis
not
ours
to
know
That
we
again
shall
see
the
flowers.
Line 3
To-morrow
is
the
gods’—but,
oh!
Line 4
To
day
is
ours.
Line 5
—C.E.
Merrill,
Jr.
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 “’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.”
Ours
pronoun
US /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
BURIAL
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From this reading DECENT BURIAL To-morrow?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To-morrow is the gods’—but, oh!
C
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day
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From this reading To day is ours.
DECENT
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From this reading DECENT BURIAL To-morrow?
E
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From this reading —C.E. Merrill, Jr.
flowers
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From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
gods
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From this reading To-morrow is the gods’—but, oh!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-morrow is the gods’—but, oh!
Jr
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From this reading —C.E. Merrill, Jr.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
Merrill
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From this reading —C.E. Merrill, Jr.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
oh
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From this reading To-morrow is the gods’—but, oh!
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
see
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From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
Tis
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From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.
To-morrow
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From this reading DECENT BURIAL To-morrow?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ’Tis not ours to know That we again shall see the flowers.