Chapter 4 of Ginevra is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Ginevra is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed. The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box. “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he. “Now is the time to open it.” He took from his purse a small gold key.
Chapter 4 of Ginevra is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.”
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading “The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading ““This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.”
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading “The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “He took from his purse a small gold key.”
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading “Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.”
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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In this reading “Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.”
In this reading “The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.”
In this reading “The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.”
a present given to someone getting married
In this reading ““This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.”
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 night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took from his purse a small gold key.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
coins made of gold
From this reading He took from his purse a small gold key.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Now is the time to open it.”
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading He took from his purse a small gold key.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
of a white the color of fresh milk
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now is the time to open it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Now is the time to open it.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading He took from his purse a small gold key.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He took from his purse a small gold key.
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading Christmas came, and home came Lord Lovel on his milk-white steed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “This is thy mother’s wedding gift,” said he.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Now is the time to open it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took from his purse a small gold key.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading The night before the wedding the Baron brought to Ginevra a curiously carved ivory box.
Chapter 4 of Ginevra by Susan E. (Susan Elston) Wallace holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 4 holds 116 sentences of Ginevra, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Ginevra by Susan E. (Susan Elston) Wallace exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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