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Chapter 1 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care. But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.” SOPH. _Trachim_. 144-147.
Chapter 1 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading “But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.””
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading ““Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.”
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.””
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.””
make imperfect
From this reading ““Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.”
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading ““Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading ““Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.”
a person who has never had sex
From this reading ““Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.”
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From this reading 144-147.
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From this reading 144-147.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
(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 “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
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From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
make calm or still
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
at any time
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
make imperfect
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
the middle of the day
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading SOPH.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
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From this reading _Trachim_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But ever with sweet joys it buildeth up The airy halls of life.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Youth pastures in a valley of its own: The glare of noon--the rains and winds of heaven Mar not the calm yet virgin of all care.
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