Chapter 27 of Fashion and Famine is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Fashion and Famine is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRUGGLES AND REVELS. Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain! The arrow, the arrow is deep in her side! Bring music and wine with their madness again. The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
Chapter 27 of Fashion and Famine is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “The arrow, the arrow is deep in her side!”
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.”
of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
From this reading “The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “Bring music and wine with their madness again.”
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.”
plural of “revel” — unrestrained merrymaking
From this reading “STRUGGLES AND REVELS.”
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading “STRUGGLES AND REVELS.”
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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anew
From this reading Bring music and wine with their madness again.
(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 Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRUGGLES AND REVELS.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The arrow, the arrow is deep in her side!
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring music and wine with their madness again.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The arrow, the arrow is deep in her side!
of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The arrow, the arrow is deep in her side!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The arrow, the arrow is deep in her side!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Bring music and wine with their madness again.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
plural of “revel” — unrestrained merrymaking
From this reading STRUGGLES AND REVELS.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The arrow, the arrow is deep in her side!
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading STRUGGLES AND REVELS.
carry out
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bring music and wine with their madness again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The passions take their distinctive expression from the nature in which they find birth.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bring music and wine with their madness again.
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From this reading Wine, wine for the heart, in its struggle of pride, And music to drown all this with'ring pain!
Chapter 27 of Fashion and Famine by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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