Chapter 22 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I have heard of your paintings too. _Hamlet_. His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable. Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour.... Do you see nothing there?
Chapter 22 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading “His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....”
consisting of two or more associated entities
From this reading “His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.”
a community of people smaller than a village
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....”
plural of “painting” — graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “I have heard of your paintings too.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
look on as or consider
In this reading “Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
consisting of two or more associated entities
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _Hamlet_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
engage in
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Do you see nothing there?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
plural of “painting” — graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you see nothing there?
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Do you see nothing there?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Do not look upon me, Lest... what I have to do Will want true colour....
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His form and cause conjoined, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you see nothing there?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have heard of your paintings too.
Chapter 22 of Daireen. Complete by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 22 holds 222 sentences of Daireen. Complete, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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