Chapter 6 of Mirèio, a Provençal Poem is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mirèio, a Provençal Poem is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk? One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope. Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover. “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side? Ah, no!
Chapter 6 of Mirèio, a Provençal Poem is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
From this reading “Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.”
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading “Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.”
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading “Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.”
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading ““Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading ““Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.”
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading ““Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?”
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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 “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, no!
(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 One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
let fall to the ground
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
an old form of “has”
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
not any; not one
From this reading Ah, no!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now see her lean, distraught, the cradle over, And a fair little corse with kisses cover.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
with that or this or it
From this reading One bitter drop, Mingled therewith, may poison all her hope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
migratory
From this reading “And hath she happiness, the promised bride, Wandering churchward by her lover’s side?
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Is the young mother happy to impart Unto her baby, with a swelling heart, The first warm jet of milk?
Chapter 6 of Mirèio, a Provençal Poem by Frédéric Mistral holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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