Chapter 7 of Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DESPAIR. I. I am undone. My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied. To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
Chapter 7 of Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?”
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “DESPAIR.”
construct, build, or erect
From this reading “To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.”
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading “To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?”
not done
From this reading “I am undone.”
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In this reading “To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am undone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading DESPAIR.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
construct, build, or erect
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
not done
From this reading I am undone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
at the time that
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
in or at the place that
From this reading My hopes have beggar'd me, For I have lov'd where loving was denied.
belonging to which person
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
the day immediately before today
From this reading To-day is dark, and Yesterday has died, And when To-morrow comes, erect and free, Like some great king, whose tyrant will he be, And whose defender in the days of pride?
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