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A Heart-Song of To-day

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of A Heart-Song of To-day is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Annie G. (Annie Gregg), -1901 Savigny • Curated US English Learning Edition
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BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.
Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.
"D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.
Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.
But by the stars she shall!
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A Heart-Song of To-day

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of A Heart-Song of To-day is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.
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Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.
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"D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.
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Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.
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But by the stars she shall!
/bʌt baɪ ðə stɑːrz ʃiː ʃæl/

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Cottage noun US /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading “Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.”

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curses noun US /ˈkɜːrsɪz/

plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading “Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.”

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emphatic adjective US /emˈfætɪk/

spoken with emphasis

From this reading “BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.”

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finger verb US /ˈfɪŋɡər/

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading “Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.”

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flew verb US /fluː/

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading “Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.”

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muttering noun US /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading “Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.”

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uses noun US /ˈjuːsəz/

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading “BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.”

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whenever conjunction US /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading “"D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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BLACKadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But by the stars she shall!

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But by the stars she shall!

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CottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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cursesnounUS /ˈkɜːrsɪz/

plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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DELROSE

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From this reading BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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EMPHATICadjectiveUS /emˈfætɪk/

spoken with emphasis

From this reading BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.

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fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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flewverbUS /fluː/

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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Kate

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From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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lances

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From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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LANGUAGEnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.

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lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading But by the stars she shall!

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But by the stars she shall!

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she'd

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From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading But by the stars she shall!

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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to-night

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From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

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Trevalyon

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From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

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upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
USESnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Delrose flew rather than walked to Rose Cottage muttering curses on Kate and Trevalyon as he ran.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading "D--- him, he has always had the best of it whenever he and I have crossed lances.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Kate has loved him best all along, and did he hold up his finger she'd not go with me to-night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 35 of A Heart-Song of To-day by Annie G. (Annie Gregg), -1901 Savigny holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 35 holds 37 sentences of A Heart-Song of To-day, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

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