Chapter 3 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume II is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume II is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope? Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense? Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense? Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours. PSYCHE.
Chapter 3 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume II is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading “Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?”
administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading “Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?”
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.”
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading “Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?”
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading “Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?”
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.
In this reading “Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?”
In this reading “Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?”
In this reading “Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
extreme mental distress
From this reading Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?
for this reason
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
throughout a period of time
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading PSYCHE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Thou knowest the poison which o’erflowed from hence O’er Psyche’s tedious, miserable hours.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Or felt th’ impatient anguish of suspense?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Has thy heart sickened with deferred hope?
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Or hast thou tasted of the bitter cup Which Disappointment’s withered hands dispense?
Chapter 3 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume II by Lady (Caroline Lucy) Scott holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
Chapter 3 holds 268 sentences of A Marriage in High Life, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume II by Lady (Caroline Lucy) Scott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 268 sentences, grouped into 54 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 54 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Marriage in High Life, Volume II by Lady (Caroline Lucy) Scott on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1386 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67670 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #67670, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 115 minutes of reading across 278 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Marriage in High Life, Volume II section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 8 chapters of A Marriage in High Life, Volume II to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Marriage in High Life, Volume II, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
