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Men, Women and Ghosts
Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Amy Lowell • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 5 of Men, Women and Ghosts contain?

Chapter 5 holds 207 sentences of Men, Women and Ghosts, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 207 sentences, grouped into 42 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 5 of Men, Women and Ghosts?

Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 42 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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How long does Men, Women and Ghosts take to read?

About 290 minutes of reading across 698 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Men, Women and Ghosts

Words and structures a reader meets early in Men, Women and Ghosts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
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Light
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Women
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Ghosts
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She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.
Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.
Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.
For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.
From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.
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Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.
Line 2
Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.
Line 3
Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.
Line 4
For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.
Line 5
From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.
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a

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and

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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At

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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been

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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blinded

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blown

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blue

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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both

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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bridged

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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but

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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by

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city

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Cut

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dear

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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distance

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down

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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eyes

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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face

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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flimsy

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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For

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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from

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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gazed

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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giving

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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grew

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had

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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hair

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hands

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he

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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head

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held

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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her

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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him

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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his

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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it

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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its

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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jested

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From this reading From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.

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knew

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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long

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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loosened

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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Melted

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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Misty

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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near

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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odd

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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Of

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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own

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From this reading From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.

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persistence

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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remotest

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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resistance

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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rings

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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river

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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seized

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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She

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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sliver

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From this reading From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.

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snap

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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snipped

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From this reading From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.

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strands

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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the

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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them

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From this reading From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.

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they

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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tied

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From this reading From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.

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To

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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two

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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unreal

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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very

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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warm

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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way

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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were

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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which

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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wide

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From this reading For long he held her, and they both gazed down At the wide city, and its blue, bridged river.

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wind-blown

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From this reading Her eyes were blinded by two wind-blown strands Of hair which had been loosened.

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with

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From this reading She seized the flimsy rings with both her hands To snap it, but they held with odd persistence.

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within

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From this reading Her resistance Melted within her, from remotest distance, Misty, unreal, his face grew warm and near, And giving way she knew him very dear.

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wooing

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From this reading From wooing he jested with her, snipped the blown Strands of her hair, and tied them with a sliver Cut from his own head.

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