Chapter 11 of Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly. "True, dear heart," answereth he. "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone." "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_. "Well, daughter of _Eva_?"
Chapter 11 of Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “"Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.”
to come or go into
From this reading “"Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.”
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 "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "True, dear heart," answereth he.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Well, daughter of _Eva_?"
dearly loved
From this reading "True, dear heart," answereth he.
in a serious manner
From this reading "Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.
to come or go into
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, daughter of _Eva_?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "True, dear heart," answereth he.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "True, dear heart," answereth he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
a male human offspring
From this reading "Now, son of _Adam_!" saith Aunt _Joyce_.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Oh, surely not, _Aubrey_!" crieth _Mother_, earnestly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True, dear heart," answereth he.
in truth; certainly
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, daughter of _Eva_?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Let but a woman enter the Court--any Court--and verily it should seem to change her heart to stone."
Chapter 11 of Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals by Emily Sarah Holt holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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