Chapter 1 of Rosalind at Red Gate is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Rosalind at Red Gate is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart! Up, up, my heart, This day was made for thee! For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee. --_H. C. Bunner_. Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
Chapter 1 of Rosalind at Red Gate is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.”
make glad or happy
From this reading “For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.”
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading “For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.”
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading “For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.”
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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 A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_H. C. Bunner_.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading --_H. C. Bunner_.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Up, up, my heart, This day was made for thee!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Up, up, my heart, This day was made for thee!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
make glad or happy
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading --_H. C. Bunner_.
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Up, up, my heart, This day was made for thee!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
according to the clock
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
in the near future
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Up, up, my heart, This day was made for thee!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up, up, my heart, This day was made for thee!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A TELEGRAM FROM PAUL STODDARD Up, up, my heart!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up, up, my heart, This day was made for thee!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For soon the hawthorn spray shall part, And thou a face shalt see That comes, O heart, O foolish heart, This way to gladden thee.
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