Chapter 11 of A Vanished Hand is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Vanished Hand is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_MRS. VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love. We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last. 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves." --OWEN MEREDITH.
Chapter 11 of A Vanished Hand is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading “'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."”
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."”
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading “'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “--OWEN MEREDITH.”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “--OWEN MEREDITH.”
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading “'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."”
caught or fixed
From this reading “'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
an old word for “before”
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
ten 10s
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
immediately past
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading --OWEN MEREDITH.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading --OWEN MEREDITH.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
Identical; not different.
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
caught or fixed
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
a just detectable amount
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading VERDON_ "We know too much of Love ere we love.
at the time that
From this reading We can trace Nothing new, unexpected, or strange in his face When we see it at last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Tis the same little Cupid, With the same dimpled cheek and the smile almost stupid, We have seen in our pictures and stuck on our shelves, And copied, a hundred times over, ourselves."
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