Chapter 20 of A Tale of the Kloster is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Tale of the Kloster is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee! Come, my dearest, to me here! I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear. Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so. --Francis Daniel Pastorius (of Germantown).
Chapter 20 of A Tale of the Kloster is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “--Francis Daniel Pastorius (of Germantown).”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Come, my dearest, to me here!”
in a demure manner
From this reading “Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!”
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading “Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.”
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading “Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.”
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 “I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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react verbally
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
rid of obstructions
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading --Francis Daniel Pastorius (of Germantown).
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Come, my dearest, to me here!
in a demure manner
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Francis Daniel Pastorius (of Germantown).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Francis Daniel Pastorius (of Germantown).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come, my dearest, to me here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, my dearest, to me here!
not any; not one
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Francis Daniel Pastorius (of Germantown).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Francis Daniel Pastorius (of Germantown).
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come, my dearest, to me here!
at the time that
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would know why joy should miss thee, I would have thine answer clear.
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG Come, Corinna, let me kiss thee!
Chapter 20 of A Tale of the Kloster by Brother Jabez holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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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