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Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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THE REPLY.
"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.
I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.
Ah, my chosen one!
So manly; so noble; so true!
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Solaris Farm

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Solaris Farm is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE REPLY.
/ðə rɪˈplaɪ/
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"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.
/maɪ ˈdɑːrlɪŋ ˈfɪlmɔːr wɜːrdz feɪl tuː ɪkˈspres ðə ˈhæpi ɪˈfekt ʌv ðə ˈpliːzɪŋ ɪˈmoʊʃənz ðæt ərˈaɪz æz aɪ mjuːz ənd driːm bɪld ˈkæsəlz ɪn ðə er ənd ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ ˌmaɪˈself əˈɡen ənd əˈɡen ɪn ðə ˈlʌɡʒəri ʌv ˈriːdɪŋ laɪn baɪ laɪn ðə ˈɡloʊɪŋ ˈtrɪbjuːts ʌv lʌv ɪn jɔːr ˈmɑːrvələs ˈletər/
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I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.
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Ah, my chosen one!
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So manly; so noble; so true!
/soʊ ˈmænli soʊ ˈnoʊbəl soʊ truː/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

castles noun US /ˈkæsəlz/

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading “"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.”

electrified verb US /ɪˈlektrəfaɪd/

inflected form of “electrify” — excite suddenly and intensely

From this reading “I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.”

fillmore noun US /ˈfɪlmɔːr/

elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)

From this reading “"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.”

logic noun US /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/

the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

From this reading “I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.”

marvelous adjective US /ˈmɑːrvələs/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading “"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.”

melody noun US /ˈmelədi/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading “I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.”

muse noun US /mjuːz/

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

From this reading “"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.”

tributes noun US /ˈtrɪbjuːts/

plural of “tribute” — something given or done as an expression of esteem

From this reading “"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.”

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.

in the air preposition + article + noun counted as “in … air”

on everybody's mind

In this reading “"MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.”

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

Ah

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

From this reading Ah, my chosen one!

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/

come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

buildverbUS /bɪld/

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

castlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading Ah, my chosen one!

DARLINGnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/

a special loved one

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

electrifiedverbUS /ɪˈlektrəfaɪd/

inflected form of “electrify” — excite suddenly and intensely

From this reading I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.

emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

give expression to

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

failverbUS /feɪl/

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

FILLMOREnounUS /ˈfɪlmɔːr/

elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/

highly enthusiastic

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/

give free rein to

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

logicnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/

the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

From this reading I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading So manly; so noble; so true!

marvelousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.

musenounUS /mjuːz/

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading So manly; so noble; so true!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Ah, my chosen one!

pleasingadjectiveUS /ˈpliːzɪŋ/

giving pleasure and satisfaction

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

REPLYnounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading THE REPLY.

rythm

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

From this reading I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So manly; so noble; so true!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE REPLY.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

tributesnounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːts/

plural of “tribute” — something given or done as an expression of esteem

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading So manly; so noble; so true!

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading I am electrified by its wonderful logic, rythm and melody.

WordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "MY DARLING FILLMORE: Words fail to express the happy effect of the pleasing emotions that arise as I muse and dream, build castles in the air and indulge myself, again and again, in the luxury of reading line by line, the glowing tributes of love in your marvelous letter.

Chapter 23 of Solaris Farm by Milan C. (Milan Chappel) Edson holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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.

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