Chapter 4 of Gycia: A Tragedy in Five Acts is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Gycia: A Tragedy in Five Acts is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ire._ Ay, child; a good thought. Bring me my spinning-wheel. [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one. _Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou. _Ire._ Nay, child, it may be I am not all thou think'st me.
Chapter 4 of Gycia: A Tragedy in Five Acts is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “[Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “[Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
an old word for “no”
From this reading “_Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou.”
creating thread
From this reading “Bring me my spinning-wheel.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “[Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “[Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.”
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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 _Ire._ Ay, child; a good thought.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Ire._ Nay, child, it may be I am not all thou think'st me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ire._ Ay, child; a good thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring me my spinning-wheel.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
a young person of either sex
From this reading _Ire._ Ay, child; a good thought.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Ire._ Ay, child; a good thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading _Ire._ Ay, child; a good thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Ire._ Nay, child, it may be I am not all thou think'st me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring me my spinning-wheel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bring me my spinning-wheel.
an old word for “no”
From this reading _Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou.
creating thread
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring me my spinning-wheel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ire._ Nay, child, it may be I am not all thou think'st me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Ire._ Ay, child; a good thought.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Child._ Nay, that I am not, With one so good as thou.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading [Child _brings it._ _Ire. (spinning)._ The light is fading fast, but I would choose This twilight, if thou wilt not be afraid Of the darkness, little one.
Chapter 4 of Gycia: A Tragedy in Five Acts by Lewis Morris holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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