Chapter 29 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change; For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love. Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all. ... so you must take your husbands. It is our trick.
Chapter 29 of Daireen. Complete is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading “Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.”
plural of “disease” — an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;”
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “... so you must take your husbands.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “It is our trick.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
(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 Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
plural of “disease” — an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
divisible by two
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is our trick.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
be shown or be found to be
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
carry out
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading It is our trick.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This world is not for aye, nor'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change;
but in spite of that
From this reading For'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ... so you must take your husbands.
Chapter 29 of Daireen. Complete by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 29 holds 247 sentences of Daireen. Complete, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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