Chapter 27 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself. Adieu, adieu, adieu! Remember me. Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records... That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
Chapter 27 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a farewell remark
From this reading “Adieu, adieu, adieu!”
comparative of “base” — serving as or forming a base
From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”
something that is commanded
From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”
inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”
a community of people smaller than a village
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading “Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...”
not mixed with extraneous elements
From this reading “That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.”
rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...”
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.
remove by wiping
In this reading “Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...”
In this reading “Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...”
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.
a farewell remark
From this reading Adieu, adieu, adieu!
(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 Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
Having no one else present.
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
comparative of “base” — serving as or forming a base
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
something that is commanded
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
dearly loved
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Remember me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember me.
established irrevocably
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
not mixed with extraneous elements
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice ... her election Hath sealed thee for herself.
rub with a circular motion
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
in the company of; together with
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...
an affirmative
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Unmixed with baser matter; yes, by heaven!--_Hamlet_.
Chapter 27 of Daireen. Complete by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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