Chapter 29 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO WORDS. “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!” GRAY. “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone? Desolate! desolate!”
Chapter 29 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading ““To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?”
plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading ““Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!””
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “Desolate! desolate!””
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading ““Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!””
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!””
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading ““Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!””
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading ““To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading ““Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!””
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In this reading ““To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?”
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading ““To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?”
In this reading “TWO WORDS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Desolate! desolate!”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading GRAY.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
deliver by singing
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO WORDS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel,—and know myself a man!”
at the time that
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “To lose thee! oh! to lose thee,—to live on And see the sun, not thee! will the sun shine— Will the birds sing—flowers bloom, when thou art gone?
the words that are spoken
From this reading TWO WORDS.
Chapter 29 of Pride and His Prisoners by A. L. O. E. holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 87 sentences of Pride and His Prisoners, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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