Chapter 6 of Lore of Proserpine is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Lore of Proserpine is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Robson put it to himself this way. There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring. Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive. So it was with her. Her dress was, perhaps, taken absolutely, indecorous.
Chapter 6 of Lore of Proserpine is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of surpassing excellence
From this reading “There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.”
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading “There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.”
plural of “goldfinch” — American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
From this reading “There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.”
plural of “jay” — United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading “There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.”
plural of “kingfisher” — nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
From this reading “There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.”
sticking out; protruding
From this reading “Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.”
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.
put on clothes
From this reading Her dress was, perhaps, taken absolutely, indecorous.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
plural of “goldfinch” — American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So it was with her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
From this reading Her dress was, perhaps, taken absolutely, indecorous.
an occurrence of something
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.
plural of “jay” — United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
plural of “kingfisher” — nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.
sticking out; protruding
From this reading Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.
by chance
From this reading Her dress was, perhaps, taken absolutely, indecorous.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
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From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was with her.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was with her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mr. Robson put it to himself this way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are birds--for instance, jays, kingfishers, goldfinches--which are, taken absolutely, extremely brilliant in colouring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So it was with her.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they do not jar, are not obtrusive.
Chapter 6 of Lore of Proserpine by Maurice Hewlett holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 6 holds 441 sentences of Lore of Proserpine, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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