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Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.
To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.
Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.
'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.
--Coulton.
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Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.
/ə juːθ treɪnd ɪn ðə weɪ hiː ʃʊd wɔːk/
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To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.
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Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.
/ˈwɪzdəm dɪsˈdeɪnz ðə wɜːrd nɔːr hoʊldz səˈsaɪəti wɪð ðoʊz huː oʊn ɪt/
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'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.
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--Coulton.

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baseless adjective US /ˈbeɪsləs/

without a basis in reason or fact

From this reading “'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.”

calendar noun US /ˈkæləndər/

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

From this reading “To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.”

disdains noun US /dɪsˈdeɪnz/

plural of “disdain” — lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading “Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.”

fool's noun US /fuːlz/

possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading “To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.”

hoary adjective US /ˈhɔːri/

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

From this reading “To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.”

perchance adverb US /pərˈtʃæns/

through chance

From this reading “To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.”

registers noun US /ˈredʒəstərz/

plural of “register” — an official written record of names or events or transactions

From this reading “To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.”

visions noun US /ˈvɪʒənz/

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading “'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.”

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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 A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

baselessadjectiveUS /ˈbeɪsləs/

without a basis in reason or fact

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

calendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

Coulton

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

From this reading --Coulton.

disdainsnounUS /dɪsˈdeɪnz/

plural of “disdain” — lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

Fancy's

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From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/

ludicrously odd

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

fool'snounUS /fuːlz/

possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

hoaryadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːri/

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/

an insignificant place

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/

through chance

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/

an amount of time

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

registersnounUS /ˈredʒəstərz/

plural of “register” — an official written record of names or events or transactions

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

stuffnounUS /stʌf/

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

TisnounUS /tɪz/

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 To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

To-morrow

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

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

TrainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading To-morrow-- 'Tis a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.

visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

WalknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

WaynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

WisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Wisdom disdains the word, nor holds society With those who own it.

WroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of such stuff as dreams are, and as baseless As the fantastic visions of the evening.

YouthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk.

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