Chapter 24 of Chantemerle is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Chantemerle is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me! Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’ Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’ Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
Chapter 24 of Chantemerle is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading ““LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!”
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading ““LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!”
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading “Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading ““LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’”
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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In this reading “Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .”
at or in the front
In this reading “Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .”
In this reading “Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .”
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 Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
anew
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
(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 “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’
To recall to mind.
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Peace, peace! such a small lamp illumes, on this highway, So dimly so few steps in front of my feet,— Yet shows me that her way is parted from my way .
at the time that
From this reading “LES VEILLÉES DU CHÂTEAU” “Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me!
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Yearning, ‘Ah God, if again it might be!’
but in spite of that
From this reading Thinking, ‘I stirred not and yet had the power!’
Chapter 24 of Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 24 holds 182 sentences of Chantemerle, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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