Chapter 2 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne; And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you. How is it that the clouds still hang on you? Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl. Hamlet.
Chapter 2 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “Hamlet.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “How is it that the clouds still hang on you?”
of the present time and place
From this reading “Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;”
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading “And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.”
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;”
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 “And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.”
fix to; attach
In this reading “How is it that the clouds still hang on you?”
observe with care or pay close attention to
In this reading “Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
a young female
From this reading Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Hamlet.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
of the present time and place
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
not any; not one
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
a brief written record
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl.
a male human offspring
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
express in speech
From this reading Affection! pooh! you speak like a green girl.
not in physical motion
From this reading How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
carry out
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
in the direction of
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let the world take note You are the most immediate to our throne;
Chapter 2 of Daireen. Complete by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 2 holds 90 sentences of Daireen. Complete, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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