Chapter 30 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 30 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD, OLD STORY. What thing is Love, which nought can countervail? Nought save itself--even such a thing is Love. SIR W. RALEIGH. My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
Chapter 30 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.”
compensate for or counterbalance
From this reading “What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?”
a single distinct event
From this reading “My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.”
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading “My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.”
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.”
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading “SIR W. RALEIGH.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Nought save itself--even such a thing is Love.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.”
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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 Nought save itself--even such a thing is Love.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
compensate for or counterbalance
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
divisible by two
From this reading Nought save itself--even such a thing is Love.
at any time
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
a single distinct event
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nought save itself--even such a thing is Love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD, OLD STORY.
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading SIR W. RALEIGH.
except for; apart from
From this reading Nought save itself--even such a thing is Love.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR W. RALEIGH.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE OLD, OLD STORY.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nought save itself--even such a thing is Love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD, OLD STORY.
a special situation
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
in the direction of
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading SIR W. RALEIGH.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What thing is Love, which nought can countervail?
in the company of; together with
From this reading My acquaintance with Hortense Dufresnoy progressed slowly as, ever, and not even the Froissart incident went far towards promoting it.
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