Chapter 12 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said. "'Get thee back, man, get thee back,' said I to him. "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.' "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I. 'Love, Love shall lift it from thee forever.'
Chapter 12 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “"'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “"'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “"'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “'Love, Love shall lift it from thee forever.'”
an article of clothing
From this reading “"'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “"'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'”
migratory
From this reading “"'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.”
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "'Get thee back, man, get thee back,' said I to him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
an old form of “does”
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
for a limitless time
From this reading 'Love, Love shall lift it from thee forever.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Love, Love shall lift it from thee forever.'
an article of clothing
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "'Get thee back, man, get thee back,' said I to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Get thee back, man, get thee back,' said I to him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Love, Love shall lift it from thee forever.'
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "'Get thee back, man, get thee back,' said I to him.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
and nothing more
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Love, Love shall lift it from thee forever.'
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "'Get thee back, man, get thee back,' said I to him.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "'Nay, Sleep doth lift the garment o' thy bitterness, but only for an hour,' said I.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Alas! how can I?' said he; 'for 'tis only Sleep that opens the door.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Get thee back, man, get thee back,' said I to him.
migratory
From this reading "'I have been wandering in the land o' love,' he said.
Chapter 12 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles by Irving Bacheller holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 392 sentences of Darrel of the Blessed Isles, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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