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Chapter 10 of A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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|I am at home again.
I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.
Oh, such care am I taken of now!
I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,
```Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow:
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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|I am at home again.
/aɪ æm æt hoʊm əˈɡen/
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I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.
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Oh, such care am I taken of now!
/oʊ sʌtʃ ker æm aɪ ˈteɪkən ʌv naʊ/
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I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,
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```Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow:

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

begin verb US /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

beloved adjective US /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

equal verb US /ˈiːkwəl/

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

Moor verb US /mʊr/

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

moorland noun US /ˈmʊrlænd/

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

verse noun US /vɜːrs/

literature in metrical form

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

waves noun US /weɪvz/

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading “I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

at home preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

In this reading “|I am at home again.”

sit by verb + particle

be inactive or indifferent while something is happening

In this reading “I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.”

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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 I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading |I am at home again.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading |I am at home again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading |I am at home again.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

bed-room

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Oh, such care am I taken of now!

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

easy-chair

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

goest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading |I am at home again.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading |I am at home again.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

MoorverbUS /mʊr/

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

moorlandnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Oh, such care am I taken of now!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Oh, such care am I taken of now!

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, such care am I taken of now!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

pleasaunce

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading I sit by my bed-room fire in a new easy-chair.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Oh, such care am I taken of now!

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Oh, such care am I taken of now!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

versenounUS /vɜːrs/

literature in metrical form

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

wavesnounUS /weɪvz/

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I cast my eyes over the white waves of moorland:--= ```"Moor and pleasaunce looking equal in one snow."= Let me see, how does that verse begin?= ```"God be with thee, my beloved, God be with thee, ````As alone thou goest forth ````With thy face unto the North,

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