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Sharing Her Crime: A Novel

Chapter XXXI

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CELESTE'S TRIAL.
"This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.
He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!
Adieu forevermore."
"Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!
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Sharing Her Crime: A Novel

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of Sharing Her Crime: A Novel is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CELESTE'S TRIAL.
Line 2
"This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.
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He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!
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Adieu forevermore."
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"Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Adieu noun US /əˈduː/

a farewell remark

From this reading “He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!”

beggar noun US /ˈbeɡər/

a pauper who lives by begging

From this reading “"Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!”

budding noun US /ˈbʌdɪŋ/

reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

From this reading “"This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.”

charger noun US /ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

From this reading “He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!”

farthing noun US /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading “"Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!”

foundling noun US /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/

a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

From this reading “"Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!”

morn noun US /mɔːrn/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “"This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.”

reins noun US /reɪnz/

plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

From this reading “He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

winter snow noun + noun

In this reading “"This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.”

meet again verb + particle

In this reading “"This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

AdieunounUS /əˈduː/

a farewell remark

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/

a pauper who lives by begging

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

bloomnounUS /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

buddingnounUS /ˈbʌdɪŋ/

reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

Celeste

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

CELESTE'S

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From this reading CELESTE'S TRIAL.

chargernounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

EreconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/

having made preparations

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

forevermoreadverb

at any future time; in the future

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

foundlingnounUS /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/

a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

MarryverbUS /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

mornnounUS /mɔːrn/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

reinsnounUS /reɪnz/

plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

TRIALnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading CELESTE'S TRIAL.

trow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He turned his charger as he spoke, Upon the river shore; He gave the reins a shake, and said, Adieu forevermore, My love!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading "This morn is merry June, I trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snow, Ere we two meet again.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Marry Celeste Pearl!--a girl without a farthing! a beggar! a foundling!

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