Chapter 23 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Viola. And dost thou love me? Lysander.... Love thee, Viola? Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
Chapter 23 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And dost thou love me?”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!”
Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC)
From this reading “Lysander....”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “Viola.”
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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 Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And dost thou love me?
react verbally
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading And dost thou love me?
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And dost thou love me?
Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC)
From this reading Lysander....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And dost thou love me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Love thee, Viola?
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And dost thou love me?
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading Viola.
at the time that
From this reading Do I not fly thee when my being drinks Light from thine eyes?--that flight is all my answer!
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