Chapter 2 of Hypolympia is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Hypolympia is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_He seats himself. A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away. In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS. Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony. How curiously the note breaks off!
Chapter 2 of Hypolympia is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “How curiously the note breaks off!”
continual and persistent demands
From this reading “Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.”
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading “Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.”
(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
From this reading “Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.”
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading “In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS.”
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading “Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.”
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 A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading How curiously the note breaks off!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading How curiously the note breaks off!
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From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He seats himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading [_He seats himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How curiously the note breaks off!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS.
continual and persistent demands
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
the sound of laughing
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
a brief written record
From this reading How curiously the note breaks off!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How curiously the note breaks off!
(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS.
the act of prolonging something
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading [_He seats himself.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading In the silence a bird sings._] PHOEBUS.
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A noise of laughter rises from the marsh, and dies away.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not the Daulian nightingale, of course, but quite a personable substitute: less prolongation of the triumph, less insistence upon the agony.
Chapter 2 of Hypolympia by Edmund Gosse holds 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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 2 holds 483 sentences of Hypolympia, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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