Chapter XXXVIII
OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN. "Lawrence was right. Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful. I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women. Both are sweet to me.
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Chapter XXXVIII
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OUT
IN
THE
WORLD
AGAIN.
"Lawrence
was
right.
Beauty
is
a
great
power,
and
I
am
beautiful.
I
know
it
in
a
thousand
ways,
but
best
of
all
by
the
homage
of
men
and
the
envy
of
women.
Both
are
sweet
to
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OUT
IN
THE
WORLD
AGAIN.
Line 2
"Lawrence
was
right.
Line 3
Beauty
is
a
great
power,
and
I
am
beautiful.
Line 4
I
know
it
in
a
thousand
ways,
but
best
of
all
by
the
homage
of
men
and
the
envy
of
women.
Line 5
Both
are
sweet
to
me.
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 “OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lawrence was right.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
all
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
beautiful
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From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
Beauty
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From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
best
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
envy
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
homage
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
Lawrence
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From this reading "Lawrence was right.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
men
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
OUT
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From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
power
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From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lawrence was right.
sweet
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From this reading Both are sweet to me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
thousand
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lawrence was right.
ways
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
women
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From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
WORLD
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From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.