Chapter XXVI
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WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
Chantemerle
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Chantemerle is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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WAX
FLOWERS
“O
merry
was
the
lilting
amang
our
ladies
a’
They
danc’d
i’
the
parlour,
and
sang
in
the
ha’, .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chantemerle
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Chantemerle is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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WAX
FLOWERS
“O
merry
was
the
lilting
amang
our
ladies
a’
They
danc’d
i’
the
parlour,
and
sang
in
the
ha’, .
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Line 4
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
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plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .”
parlour
noun
US /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .”
wax
verb
US /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading “WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 19
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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 WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
amang
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
danc'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
liltingadjective
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
WAXverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading WAX FLOWERS “O merry was the lilting amang our ladies a’ They danc’d i’ the parlour, and sang in the ha’, .
Chapter 26 of Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
What does chapter 26 of Chantemerle contain?
Chapter 26 holds 284 sentences of Chantemerle, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 284 sentences, grouped into 57 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
How do I study chapter 26 of Chantemerle?
Work through the 57 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 57 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Can chapter 26 be read aloud to me?
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Questions about reading Chantemerle
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Is this the complete text of Chantemerle?
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How long does Chantemerle take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 2129 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Chantemerle section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Chantemerle
Words and structures a reader meets early in Chantemerle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Melius
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bello
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Videre
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gentis
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.