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Chapter 23 of A Danish Parsonage is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove. Of golden sands and crystal brooks. With silken lines and silver hooks." _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection. She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
Chapter 23 of A Danish Parsonage is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
From this reading “_The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.”
past form of “benefit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading “She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “Of golden sands and crystal brooks.”
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading “She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.”
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading “With silken lines and silver hooks."”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “_The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “_The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.”
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading “With silken lines and silver hooks."”
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In this reading “Of golden sands and crystal brooks.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “_The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.”
In this reading “She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “"Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.”
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a positive feeling of liking
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
past form of “benefit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Of golden sands and crystal brooks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Of golden sands and crystal brooks.
a female human offspring
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Of golden sands and crystal brooks.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading With silken lines and silver hooks."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading With silken lines and silver hooks."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of golden sands and crystal brooks.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Of golden sands and crystal brooks.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading With silken lines and silver hooks."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading With silken lines and silver hooks."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
at the time that
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ When Pastor Lindal arrived at his parsonage, he was received by his daughter with much affection.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come, live with me and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading She saw he was benefited by the cruise in the yacht, and was in good spirits.
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