Chapter 2 of Helen of Troy, and Other Poems is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Helen of Troy, and Other Poems is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I am alone, alone. O Cyprian . Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
Chapter 2 of Helen of Troy, and Other Poems is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.”
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.”
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading “O Cyprian .”
plural of “sandal” — a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
From this reading “Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.”
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(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 Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I am alone, alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am alone, alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
confined by bonds
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading O Cyprian .
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am alone, alone.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
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From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Cyprian .
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
plural of “sandal” — a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Love Songs Song You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
Chapter 2 of Helen of Troy, and Other Poems by Sara Teasdale holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 124 sentences of Helen of Troy, and Other Poems, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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