Chapter 18 of Psyche is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Psyche is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly. "No, no, let me alone!" "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!" "I will not always sing, dance, drink. No, no, let me alone!"
Chapter 18 of Psyche is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
From this reading “"Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “"I will not always sing, dance, drink.”
take in liquids
From this reading “"I will not always sing, dance, drink.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “"With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “"With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"”
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “"Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “"I will not always sing, dance, drink.”
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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 "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
Having no one else present.
From this reading "No, no, let me alone!"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I will not always sing, dance, drink.
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
From this reading "Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "I will not always sing, dance, drink.
take in liquids
From this reading "I will not always sing, dance, drink.
in a beseeching manner
From this reading "Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will not always sing, dance, drink.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "No, no, let me alone!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, no, let me alone!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, let me alone!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will not always sing, dance, drink.
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading "Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly.
deliver by singing
From this reading "I will not always sing, dance, drink.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Psyche, stay!" said Bacchus entreatingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will not always sing, dance, drink.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "With you goes all joy from the feast; Psyche, stay!"
Chapter 18 of Psyche by Louis Couperus holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 18 holds 73 sentences of Psyche, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Psyche by Louis Couperus exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 73 sentences, grouped into 15 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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How to work through Psyche section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Psyche, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
