Chapter 21 of A Love Story is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Love Story is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Naples. "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow." "Vedi Napoli! e poi muori!" Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men. The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
Chapter 21 of A Love Story is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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third-person singular of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading “"And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."”
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?”
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “"And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."”
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading “"And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."”
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading “Naples.”
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading “"Vedi Napoli! e poi muori!"”
plural of “pale” — a wooden strip forming part of a fence
From this reading “"And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."”
not stimulating
From this reading “The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
third-person singular of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
dearly loved
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading "Vedi Napoli! e poi muori!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
the force of workers available
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vedi Napoli! e poi muori!"
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading Naples.
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading "Vedi Napoli! e poi muori!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
plural of “pale” — a wooden strip forming part of a fence
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
From this reading "Vedi Napoli! e poi muori!"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
up to a particular time
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
the upper part of anything
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
not stimulating
From this reading The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Memory! beloved memory! to us thou art as hope to other men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vedi Napoli! e poi muori!"
at the time that
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
in or at the place that
From this reading The present--solitary, unexciting--where are its charms?
but in spite of that
From this reading "And be it mine to muse there, mine to glide From day-break when the mountain pales his fire, Yet more and more, and from the mountain top, Till then invisible, a smoke ascends, Solemn and slow."
Chapter 21 of A Love Story by William Harvey Christie holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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