Chapter 6 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule. In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu. But the Gods abide. In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled. Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
Chapter 6 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “But the Gods abide.”
dearly loved
From this reading ““My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.”
an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
From this reading “In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
cut or make a way through
From this reading “In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading ““My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.”
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.
In this reading “In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.”
rest on for support
In this reading “Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?”
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dwell
From this reading But the Gods abide.
(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 In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
dearly loved
From this reading “My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Gods abide.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
cut or make a way through
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My Princess—my beloved,—the Gods rule.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the hollow of Their hand lay this Queen, and in the darkness the King’s eyes could not pierce They smiled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Certainly she leaned on Their might and so walked content and what could man do to her?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In all life is sorrow, whether in Kashmir or Jamu.
Chapter 6 of Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 421 sentences of Dreams and delights, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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