Chapter 23 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
~250~~ “Give me thy hand... I'm glad to find thee here.” _The Lover's Melancholy_. “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.” _The Gardener's Daughter_.
Chapter 23 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a female human offspring
possessive form of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “_The Gardener's Daughter_.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'm glad to find thee here.””
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “_The Lover's Melancholy_.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading ““Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.””
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ““Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.””
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I'm glad to find thee here.””
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From this reading ~250~~ “Give me thy hand...
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
a female human offspring
From this reading _The Gardener's Daughter_.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I'm glad to find thee here.”
possessive form of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading _The Gardener's Daughter_.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ~250~~ “Give me thy hand...
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad to find thee here.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading ~250~~ “Give me thy hand...
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'm glad to find thee here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm glad to find thee here.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading _The Lover's Melancholy_.
engage in
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ~250~~ “Give me thy hand...
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading _The Lover's Melancholy_.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Lover's Melancholy_.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I'm glad to find thee here.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ~250~~ “Give me thy hand...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm glad to find thee here.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young.”
Chapter 23 of Frank Fairlegh by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 23 holds 91 sentences of Frank Fairlegh, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Frank Fairlegh by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 91 sentences, grouped into 19 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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