Chapter I of Love's labor won, “The Improvvisatrice,” is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter I of Love's labor won, “The Improvvisatrice,” is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.” --VARIED FROM CAMPBELL. “Beautiful.” “Glorious.” “Celestial!”
Chapter I of Love's labor won, “The Improvvisatrice,” is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading ““Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.””
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “--VARIED FROM CAMPBELL.”
of or relating to the sky
From this reading ““Celestial!””
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading ““Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.””
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading ““Glorious.””
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading ““Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.””
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading ““Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.””
characterized by variety
From this reading “--VARIED FROM CAMPBELL.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Beautiful.”
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading --VARIED FROM CAMPBELL.
of or relating to the sky
From this reading “Celestial!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --VARIED FROM CAMPBELL.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “Glorious.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
throughout a period of time
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
characterized by variety
From this reading --VARIED FROM CAMPBELL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Hers was the spell o’er hearts That only genius gives; The mother of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty lives.”
Chapter 1 of Love's labor won by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 1 holds 127 sentences of Love's labor won, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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