Chapter 6 of Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me." The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son? 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young. Thou knowest it; art thou not ashamed? Thou carest not for a wife."
Chapter 6 of Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou knowest it; art thou not ashamed?”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Thou knowest it; art thou not ashamed?”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.”
treat with contempt
From this reading “The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.”
take in marriage
From this reading “'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.”
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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 And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou knowest it; art thou not ashamed?
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Thou knowest it; art thou not ashamed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou carest not for a wife."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thou knowest it; art thou not ashamed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou knowest it; art thou not ashamed?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
treat with contempt
From this reading The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
above and across; more than
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
a male human offspring
From this reading The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The mother answered, "Dost thou mock me, son?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
take in marriage
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
at the time that
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And when two days were over, Japhet said, "Mother, so please you, get a wife for me."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'Tis not the manner of our kin to wed So young.
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