Chapter 21 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALPINE'S FALSEHOOD. So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee? 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee! MRS. A. MCV.
Chapter 21 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a sincere and heartfelt manner
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to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?”
a false statement
From this reading “ALPINE'S FALSEHOOD.”
bringing death
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held dear
From this reading “So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
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feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?”
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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 A. MCV.
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From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
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From this reading ALPINE'S FALSEHOOD.
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
a false statement
From this reading ALPINE'S FALSEHOOD.
bringing death
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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held dear
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A. MCV.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
at the time that
From this reading 'Twas fatal to my peace of mind The hour when first I met thee!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading So dearly loved, so deeply false, Ah, why should I regret thee?
Chapter 21 of Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 21 holds 172 sentences of Kathleen's Diamonds, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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