Chapter 9 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POOR DAISY LYNN. Do not ask me why I love him! Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own. LETITIA E. LANDON. Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
Chapter 9 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading “Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.”
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading “Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.”
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “POOR DAISY LYNN.”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.”
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading “Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.”
not known
From this reading “Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.”
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In this reading “Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading POOR DAISY LYNN.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading LETITIA E. LANDON.
having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
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From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LETITIA E. LANDON.
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From this reading LETITIA E. LANDON.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POOR DAISY LYNN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
on one occasion
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR DAISY LYNN.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
the season of growth
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
not in physical motion
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Spring, summer, and autumn glided past, and still Kathleen Carew remained an inmate of the asylum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
not known
From this reading Love's cause is to love unknown; Faithless as the past has proved him, Once his heart appeared mine own.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Do not ask me why I love him!
Chapter 9 of Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 9 holds 141 sentences of Kathleen's Diamonds, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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