Chapter 29 of Old Kensington is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Old Kensington is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER THE CLOCK-TOWER. I will tell you when they parted. When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted. The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore. --C. Rossetti.
Chapter 29 of Old Kensington is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.”
at no time hereafter
From this reading “The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “I will tell you when they parted.”
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading “The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.”
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading “--C. Rossetti.”
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading “When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.”
time long past
From this reading “The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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be restored
In this reading “The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.”
In this reading “The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.”
In this reading “The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading --C. Rossetti.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER THE CLOCK-TOWER.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will tell you when they parted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
at no time hereafter
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
and nothing more
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading I will tell you when they parted.
affording an abundant supply
From this reading When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading --C. Rossetti.
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
express in words
From this reading I will tell you when they parted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE CLOCK-TOWER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will tell you when they parted.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE CLOCK-TOWER.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When plenteous autumn sheaves were brown, Then they parted heavy-hearted.
at the time that
From this reading I will tell you when they parted.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will tell you when they parted.
time long past
From this reading The full rejoicing sun looked down As grand as in the days before: Only to them those days of yore Could come back nevermore.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will tell you when they parted.
Chapter 29 of Old Kensington by Anne Thackeray Ritchie holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 29 holds 251 sentences of Old Kensington, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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