Chapter 2 of Charles Di Tocca: A Tragedy is here in full — 513 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Charles Di Tocca: A Tragedy is here in full — 513 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given. FULVIA: All things but love. CHARLES: Stood she not as in pleading? Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart. And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
Chapter 2 of Charles Di Tocca: A Tragedy is here in full — 513 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.”
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading “And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.”
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading “CHARLES: Stood she not as in pleading?”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.”
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In this reading “CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.”
In this reading “And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FULVIA: All things but love.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
dearly loved
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
set up or found
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FULVIA: All things but love.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHARLES: Stood she not as in pleading?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CHARLES: Stood she not as in pleading?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading CHARLES: Stood she not as in pleading?
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHARLES: Stood she not as in pleading?
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading CHARLES: Stood she not as in pleading?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
an old word for “to”
From this reading CHARLES (_slowly_): Unto such love As mine all things are given.
someone who visits
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes--and to Her cheeks came hurried roses from her heart.
but in spite of that
From this reading And her large eyes, did they not drift to mine Caressing?--yet as if in them they found The likeness of some visitant dear dream.
Chapter 2 of Charles Di Tocca: A Tragedy by Cale Young Rice holds 513 sentences, grouped into 103 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.
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