Chapter 13 of Gryll Grange is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Gryll Grange is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v. 72. This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care. Short is the span of time we each may share. To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
Chapter 13 of Gryll Grange is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading “To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.”
involving competition or competitiveness
From this reading “EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.”
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading “This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.”
especially a light saddle horse for a woman
From this reading “EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.”
the complete duration of something
From this reading “Short is the span of time we each may share.”
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From this reading 72.
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
how long something has existed
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
involving competition or competitiveness
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
having spots or patches of color
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
not one, and not any
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
especially a light saddle horse for a woman
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
have in common
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
the complete duration of something
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading EXPRESSION IN MUSIC--THE DAPPLED PALFREY--LOVE AND AGE--COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (Greek passage) Anthologia Palatina: v.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Short is the span of time we each may share.
at the time that
From this reading This, this is life, when pleasure drives out care.
during the time that
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading To-day, while love, wine, song, the hours adorn, To-day we live: none know the coming morn.
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