When we that wore the myrtle wear the dust

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay portrait

1892 to 1950

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How to Play Cloze Games

A cloze game is a reading comprehension activity where certain words are removed from a text and you need to fill in the blanks with the correct words. This helps improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and understanding of context.

Type In Mode

In this mode, you can:

Drag & Drop Mode

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Game Features

Winning

When you fill all the blanks correctly, you'll see a congratulations message and confetti animation! The progress bar will show 100% completion.

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Missing Words

When we that wore the myrtle wear the dust,
years of darkness cover up our eyes,
And all arrogant laughter and sweet lust
Keep counsel with the of the wise;
When boys and girls that now in the loins
Of croaking lads, dip oar into sea,—
And who are these that dive for coins?
No longer we, my love, no longer we—
let the fortunate breathers of the air,
When we speechless in the muffling mould,
Tease not our ghosts slander, pause not there
To say that love is and soon grows cold,
But pass in silence the grave of two
Who lived and died believing love true.

 

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