Chapter 19 of Modern Broods is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Modern Broods is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride! To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest. Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.” ANSTICE (_from the Greek_). “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
Chapter 19 of Modern Broods is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading “Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.””
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading ““How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!”
thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading “Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.””
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
From this reading “To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.”
plural of “epidemic” — a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading ““EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.”
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.””
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading “Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.””
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.”
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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 “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
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From this reading ANSTICE (_from the Greek_).
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
dearly loved
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
plural of “epidemic” — a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANSTICE (_from the Greek_).
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading ANSTICE (_from the Greek_).
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
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From this reading “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “EPIDEMICS of marriage set in from time to time,” said Jane Mohun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Vain of my drapery’s rich brocade, I held my flowing locks to braid.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To shine beyond the rest I was In gay embroidery drest.
at the time that
From this reading “How happy by my mother’s side When some dear friend became a bride!
Chapter 19 of Modern Broods by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 19 holds 159 sentences of Modern Broods, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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