Chapter 24 of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed. Thou too art ended--what is left me now? For I have anguish yet to bear--and how? BYRON. As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
Chapter 24 of Mary Seaham: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.”
extreme mental distress
From this reading “For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?”
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading “Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.”
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading “Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “BYRON.”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.”
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In this reading “Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.”
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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 Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
extreme mental distress
From this reading For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
have
From this reading For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading BYRON.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Thou too art ended--what is left me now?
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From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?
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From this reading For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
immediately past
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Thou too art ended--what is left me now?
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From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou too art ended--what is left me now?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thou too art ended--what is left me now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
required or under orders
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading As may be supposed, the peaceful vale of Ll---- from this time forth became an altered place to Eustace Trevor.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thou too art ended--what is left me now?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thou too art gone--and so is my delight, And therefore do I weep, and inly bleed, With this last bruise upon a broken reed.
but in spite of that
From this reading For I have anguish yet to bear--and how?
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