Chapter 34 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL ABOUT ART. Art's a service. AURORA LEIGH. "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb. "My picture is rejected!"
Chapter 34 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “art” — the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
From this reading “Art's a service.”
the first light of day
From this reading “AURORA LEIGH.”
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “"God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.”
in a cheerless manner
From this reading “"God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.”
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading “AURORA LEIGH.”
-ing form of “paraphrase” — express the same message in different words
From this reading “"God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “"God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “"My picture is rejected!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Art's a service.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ALL ABOUT ART.
(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 ALL ABOUT ART.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ALL ABOUT ART.
possessive form of “art” — the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
From this reading Art's a service.
the first light of day
From this reading AURORA LEIGH.
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
in a cheerless manner
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My picture is rejected!"
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading AURORA LEIGH.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My picture is rejected!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
-ing form of “paraphrase” — express the same message in different words
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "My picture is rejected!"
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading "My picture is rejected!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Art's a service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "God sent art, and the devil sent critics," said Müller, dismally paraphrasing a popular proverb.
Chapter 34 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel by Amelia B. Edwards holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 34 holds 278 sentences of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 34 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel by Amelia B. Edwards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 278 sentences, grouped into 56 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 56 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 34 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading In the Days of My Youth: A Novel by Amelia B. Edwards on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 9076 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12442 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #12442, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1816 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through In the Days of My Youth: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in In the Days of My Youth: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
