Chapter 3 of Daireen. Volume 1 of 2 is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Daireen. Volume 1 of 2 is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for. Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue. Hamlet. |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
Chapter 3 of Daireen. Volume 1 of 2 is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading “Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.”
raised above the ground
From this reading “|THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “Hamlet.”
a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
From this reading “|THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.”
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading “How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.”
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.”
producing little or no profit or gain
From this reading “How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.”
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 “Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
(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 How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
terminate
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
raised above the ground
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
assemble or get together
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Hamlet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
not any; not one
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Gather by him, as he is behaved, If't be the affliction of his love or no That thus he suffers for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.
producing little or no profit or gain
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading |THE road upon which the car was driving was made round an elevated part of the coast of the lough.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world.
Chapter 3 of Daireen. Volume 1 of 2 by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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