Chapter 24 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.” _The Lord of the Isles_. “And here she came... And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.” _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
Chapter 24 of Frank Fairlegh is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 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 song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading ““Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.””
plural of “isle” — a small island
great merriment
From this reading ““Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.””
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading ““Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.””
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “_The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.””
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “_The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.””
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.””
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
in addition
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And here she came...
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And here she came...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading _The Lord of the Isles_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _The Lord of the Isles_.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.”
great merriment
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And here she came...
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Let mirth and music sound the dirge of care, But ask thou not if happiness be there.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And sang to me the whole Of those three stanzas.”
but in spite of that
From this reading _The Talking Oak._ “Yet this is also true, that, long before, My heart was like a prophet to my heart, And told me I should love.”
Chapter 24 of Frank Fairlegh by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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