Chapter 9 of Standish of Standish: A Story of the Pilgrims is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Standish of Standish: A Story of the Pilgrims is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSE. "Myles!" "Ay, sweetheart, here am I." "A little drink--nay, I want it not. I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
Chapter 9 of Standish of Standish: A Story of the Pilgrims is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.”
take in liquids
From this reading “"A little drink--nay, I want it not.”
having made preparations
From this reading “I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “"A little drink--nay, I want it not.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “"Ay, sweetheart, here am I."”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A little drink--nay, I want it not.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Ay, sweetheart, here am I."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, sweetheart, here am I."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
take in liquids
From this reading "A little drink--nay, I want it not.
having made preparations
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Ay, sweetheart, here am I."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ay, sweetheart, here am I."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A little drink--nay, I want it not.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little drink--nay, I want it not.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Myles!"
an old word for “no”
From this reading "A little drink--nay, I want it not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A little drink--nay, I want it not.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ROSE.
a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
a person loved by another person
From this reading "Ay, sweetheart, here am I."
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "A little drink--nay, I want it not.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was dreaming thy cousin Barbara was making a sallet, and I was fain to taste it, it looked so cool and fresh,--and I wakened.
Chapter 9 of Standish of Standish: A Story of the Pilgrims by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 9 holds 109 sentences of Standish of Standish: A Story of the Pilgrims, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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