Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some

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I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?

I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

“Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

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Chapter 31 of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine? I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be! As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY. “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?” They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some

Chapter XXXI

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I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?

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I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

Line 3

As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

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“Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

Line 5

They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

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blessed adjective US /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading “I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?”

departure noun US /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading “They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.”

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

Eclipsing verb US /ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ/

-ing form of “eclipse” — be greater in significance than

From this reading “As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.”

giant noun US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading “As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.”

Helen noun US /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading ““Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?””

joys noun US /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading “As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.”

perchance adverb US /pərˈtʃæns/

through chance

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third day noun + noun

In this reading “They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.”

with grief preposition + noun

In this reading “I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

blessedadjectiveUS /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

clearverbUS /klɪr/

rid of obstructions

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

EclipsingverbUS /ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ/

-ing form of “eclipse” — be greater in significance than

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

gladnessnoun

experiencing joy and pleasure

griefnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

Lilias

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From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

Mossgray's

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From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/

through chance

PLAYverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

sombreadjective

lacking brightness or color; dull

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/

wanting in physical strength

From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”

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