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The Two Admirals
The Two Admirals

Chapter XIV

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"Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!
The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."
MRS.
HEMANS.
It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.
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The Two Admirals

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!
Line 2
The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."
Line 3
MRS.
Line 4
HEMANS.
Line 5
It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

Learner Dictionary

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

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!”

Sealed adjective US /siːld/

closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading “The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!”

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all

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

brighter

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

brow

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From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

chapter

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

dismay

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

doubt

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

easily

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

fear

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

final

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From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

fled

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

Heaven

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From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

HEMANS

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From this reading HEMANS.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

o'er

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

ordeal

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From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

pale

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From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

past

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From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

preceding

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

proceedings

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

related

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/

closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

soul

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From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

supposed

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

suspense

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

thoughts

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The final ordeal of the soul is past, And the pale brow is sealed to Heaven at last."

Tom

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

virtuous

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From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!

witnessed

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

Wychecombe

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From this reading It will be easily supposed that Tom Wychecombe witnessed the proceedings related in the preceding chapter with dismay.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "Yet, all is o'er!--fear, doubt, suspense, are fled, Let brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead!