Chapter 1 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The streamlet tinkled on. She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock. And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!” “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked. “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
Chapter 1 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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well known or easily recognized
From this reading “She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading ““Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.””
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!””
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!””
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.”
past form of “tinkle” — make or emit a high sound
From this reading “_The streamlet tinkled on.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
anew
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
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From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The streamlet tinkled on.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
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From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
a small stream
From this reading _The streamlet tinkled on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The streamlet tinkled on.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
past form of “tinkle” — make or emit a high sound
From this reading _The streamlet tinkled on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
Chapter 1 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel by Upton Sinclair holds 572 sentences, grouped into 115 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 572 sentences of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
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