Chapter 9 of Philothea: A Grecian Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Philothea: A Grecian Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fare thee well, perfidious maid! My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty. I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here. ANACREON. Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
Chapter 9 of Philothea: A Grecian Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading “Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.”
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “Fare thee well, perfidious maid!”
superlative of “fond” — having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.”
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.”
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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 I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
later than; following
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
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From this reading ANACREON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
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From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Fare thee well, perfidious maid!
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
superlative of “fond” — having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
a young female
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
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From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
a female domestic
From this reading Fare thee well, perfidious maid!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
the act of departing politely
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
From this reading Fare thee well, perfidious maid!
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From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
try to get or reach
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Fare thee well, perfidious maid!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
(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 Fare thee well, perfidious maid!
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From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading My soul,--its fondest hopes betrayed, Betrayed, perfidious girl, by thee,-- Is now on wing for liberty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not long after the parting interview with Eudora, Philaemon, sad and solitary, slowly wended his way from Athens.
Chapter 9 of Philothea: A Grecian Romance by Lydia Maria Child holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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