Chapter 30 of Old Kensington is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Old Kensington is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RACHEL. Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell. It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell. And this is love as I heard tell. It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
Chapter 30 of Old Kensington is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.”
plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “RACHEL.”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.”
plural of “toll” — a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading “It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.”
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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In this reading “It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.”
simultaneously
In this reading “It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.”
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(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 It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
eagerly desirous
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And this is love as I heard tell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And this is love as I heard tell.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
and nothing more
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
by chance
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading RACHEL.
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
express in words
From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is love as I heard tell.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
plural of “toll” — a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepherd, what's love, I pray thee tell.
at the time that
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is that fountain and that well Where pleasure and repentance dwell, It is perhaps that sauncing bell That tolls all into heaven or hell.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading It was not only in the hospitals at Varna that people were anxious and at work at the time when George wrote.
Chapter 30 of Old Kensington by Anne Thackeray Ritchie holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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