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Bee and Butterfly: A Tale of Two Cousins
Bee and Butterfly: A Tale of Two Cousins

Chapter XV

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A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
--_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.
"Adele will return with me."
"Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.
She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.
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Bee and Butterfly: A Tale of Two Cousins

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Bee and Butterfly: A Tale of Two Cousins is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
Line 2
--_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.
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"Adele will return with me."
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"Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.
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She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.
/ʃiː wɑːz peɪl wɪð diːp ˈsɜːrkəlz ˈʌndər hɜːr aɪz ənd lʊkt æz ðoʊ ʃiː hæd nɑːt slept/

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acquiesced verb US /ˌækwiˈest/

past form of “acquiesce” — to agree or express agreement

From this reading “"Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.”

Beatrice noun US /ˈbiːətrəs/

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading “--_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.”

circles noun US /ˈsɜːrkəlz/

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading “She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.”

Henry's noun US /ˈhenriz/

possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading “--_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.”

informed adjective US /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/

having much knowledge or education

From this reading “--_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.”

Keats noun US /kiːts/

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

Sermon noun US /ˈsɜːrmən/

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading “A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."”

today noun US /təˈdeɪ/

the present time or age

From this reading “--_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “--_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.”

on earth preposition + noun

used with question words to convey surprise

In this reading “A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."”

return with verb + particle

In this reading “"Adele will return with me."”

All words in this reading · 54

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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 Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

acquiescedverbUS /ˌækwiˈest/

past form of “acquiesce” — to agree or express agreement

From this reading "Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.

Adele

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

From this reading "Adele will return with me."

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 A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

apatheticallyadverb

in an apathetic manner

From this reading "Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

BeautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

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

From this reading "Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/

possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/

having much knowledge or education

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

KeatsnounUS /kiːts/

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Adele will return with me."

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

Raymond

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

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "Adele will return with me."

SermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/

the present time or age

From this reading --_Keats._ "I shall go to Henry's today, Beatrice," Doctor Raymond informed his daughter the next morning.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was pale, with deep circles under her eyes, and looked as though she had not slept.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Very well, father," acquiesced Beatrice apathetically.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Adele will return with me."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Adele will return with me."

YepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading A Little Sermon "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

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