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First Love: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39 of First Love: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!
Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.
Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!
On thy green shores, the heart’s own welcome dwells!
There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!
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First Love: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39 of First Love: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!
/lænd ʌv ðə hɑːrp ðə soʊl ʌv ˈmjuːzɪk dwelz wɪð ðiː ðaɪn ˈevəri wɜːrd ðaɪ ˈwaɪldɪst θɔːt ɪz ˈpoʊətri ðaɪ fiːldz ðaɪ ɡroʊvz ðaɪ striːmz ɑːr ˈmelədi/
Line 2
Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.
Line 3
Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!
Line 4
On thy green shores, the heart’s own welcome dwells!
/ɑːn ðaɪ ɡriːn ʃɔːrz ðə hɑːrts oʊn ˈwelkəm dwelz/
Line 5
There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!
/ðer æn ˈhʌndrəd ˈθaʊzənd ˈɡriːtɪŋz weɪt hɪm/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Beaming adjective US /ˈbiːmɪŋ/

cheerful and bright

From this reading “Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!”

dwells verb US /dwelz/

third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading ““Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!”

greetings noun US /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/

plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading “There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!”

groves noun US /ɡroʊvz/

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading ““Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!”

harp noun US /hɑːrp/

a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

From this reading ““Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!”

heart's noun US /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

melody noun US /ˈmelədi/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading ““Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!”

wildest adjective US /ˈwaɪldɪst/

superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading ““Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

hundred thousand noun + noun

the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten

In this reading “There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!”

bright summer adjective + noun

In this reading “Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.”

fair brow adjective + noun

In this reading “Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!”

dwells With verb + particle counted as “dwell with”

In this reading ““Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!”

All words in this reading · 60

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

BeamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/

cheerful and bright

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

bloomnounUS /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

brownounUS /braʊ/

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

dwellsverbUS /dwelz/

third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading On thy green shores, the heart’s own welcome dwells!

greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/

plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!

grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

harpnounUS /hɑːrp/

a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading On thy green shores, the heart’s own welcome dwells!

Henceforwardadverb

from this time forth; from now on

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

LandnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading On thy green shores, the heart’s own welcome dwells!

poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/

literature in metrical form

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

raynounUS /reɪ/

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading On thy green shores, the heart’s own welcome dwells!

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

streamsnounUS /striːmz/

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Henceforward thou shalt bloom In the bright summer of prosperity.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Thy sovereign shall behold thee face to face, The eloquence of truth on thy fair brow Beaming.—Oh, he never can forget its ray!

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading There, an hundred thousand greetings wait him!

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading On thy green shores, the heart’s own welcome dwells!

wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/

superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading “Land of the harp! the soul of music dwells With thee! thine every word, thy wildest thought Is poetry; thy fields, thy groves, thy streams Are melody!

Chapter 39 of First Love: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 by Mrs. (Margracia) Loudon holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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