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Chapter 6 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARGARET'S HEART. "Do not drop in for an after-loss. Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe." --SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, XC. "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
Chapter 6 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “"Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.”
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."”
cause to become
From this reading “"Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.”
possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “--SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, XC.”
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading “--SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, XC.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “"Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."”
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to come or go into
In this reading “Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."”
visit informally and spontaneously
In this reading “"Do not drop in for an after-loss.”
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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 Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do not drop in for an after-loss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
(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 "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Do not drop in for an after-loss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not drop in for an after-loss.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "Do not drop in for an after-loss.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do not drop in for an after-loss.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading MARGARET'S HEART.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do not drop in for an after-loss.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARGARET'S HEART.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not drop in for an after-loss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
cause to become
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, XC.
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, XC.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
at the time that
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Ah, do not, when my heart hath scap'd this sorrow, Come in the rereward of a conquered woe."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, XC.
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