Chapter 17 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AYLESFORD AND MRS. WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again. —Byron. I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood. —Shakespeare.
Chapter 17 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lessen the intensity of or calm
From this reading “I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “—Byron.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.”
arousal to violent emotion
From this reading “I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “—Shakespeare.”
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading “WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.”
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.”
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In this reading “WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.”
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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 I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
anew
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
lessen the intensity of or calm
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AYLESFORD AND MRS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AYLESFORD AND MRS.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading —Byron.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
an old form of “has”
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
arousal to violent emotion
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AYLESFORD AND MRS.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —Shakespeare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading WARREN For on his brow the throbbing vein Throbb’d as if back upon his brain The hot blood ebb’d and flowed again.
belonging to which person
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading I am burned up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood.
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