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Chronicles of Dustypore

Chapter XX

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A LAST RIDE.
He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!
And adieu for evermore!'
Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.
'_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chronicles of Dustypore

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Chronicles of Dustypore is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A LAST RIDE.
/ə læst raɪd/
Line 2
He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!
Line 3
And adieu for evermore!'
/ənd əˈduː fɔːr ˈevərmɔːr/
Line 4
Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.
Line 5
'_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

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adieu noun US /əˈduː/

a farewell remark

From this reading “He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!”

Amor noun US /ˈæmər/

(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

charger noun US /ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

From this reading “He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!”

duet noun US /duːˈet/

two items of the same kind

From this reading “Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.”

evermore adverb US /ˈevərmɔːr/

at any future time; in the future

From this reading “He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!”

joyfully adverb US /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/

in a joyous and gleeful manner

From this reading “'_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.”

smoothly adverb US /ˈsmuːðli/

with no problems or difficulties

From this reading “'_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.”

tenor noun US /ˈtenər/

the adult male singing voice above baritone

From this reading “'_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.”

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

without stopping preposition + noun

In this reading “Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.”

for evermore preposition + adverb

In this reading “He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!”

glanced at verb + particle counted as “glance at”

In this reading “Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.”

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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 LAST RIDE.

AdieunounUS /əˈduː/

a farewell remark

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

AmornounUS /ˈæmər/

(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And adieu for evermore!'

Andiam

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From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

bridle-reins

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From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

chargernounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

cinoun

a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

contentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

d'un

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

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

darem

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

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

duetnounUS /duːˈet/

two items of the same kind

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

evermoreadverbUS /ˈevərmɔːr/

at any future time; in the future

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

innocente

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

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

joyfullyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/

in a joyous and gleeful manner

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

LanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading A LAST RIDE.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

mano

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From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

Maud

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

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

pealed

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

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

practising

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

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

RIDEverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading A LAST RIDE.

river-shore

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

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

SaidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

sangnounUS /sæŋ/

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/

with no problems or difficulties

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

Sutton

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

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

Sutton's

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

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/

a message transmitted by telegraph

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

tenornounUS /ˈtenər/

the adult male singing voice above baritone

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

tonesnounUS /toʊnz/

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam,_' she sang joyfully; '_Andiam, Andiam, Andiam_' pealed Sutton's pleasant tenor tones; '_d'un innocente Amor_' sang the two together; so the performance came smoothly to its close.

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke Upon the river-shore; He gave the bridle-reins a shake, Said 'Adieu for evermore, My love!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Sutton, who was practising '_La ci darem la mano_' with Maud when the telegram arrived, glanced at its contents without stopping the duet and slipped it into his pocket before Maud had even seen it.

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