Chapter 6 of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone. We front another day as man and wife. I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life." Then through the gate he passed. Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
Chapter 6 of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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choose by or as if by divine intervention
From this reading “I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."”
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Then through the gate he passed.”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
Having no one else present.
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
choose by or as if by divine intervention
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We front another day as man and wife.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We front another day as man and wife.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We front another day as man and wife.
dearly loved
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading We front another day as man and wife.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Then through the gate he passed.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then through the gate he passed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We front another day as man and wife.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
not any; not one
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then through the gate he passed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be back almost before I'm gone, And midnight shall anoint and crown our life."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then through the gate he passed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One hour, Dear, and then, no more alone.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then through the gate he passed.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Along the street She watched his buttons gleaming in the moon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We front another day as man and wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading We front another day as man and wife.
Chapter 6 of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 180 sentences of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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