Chapter 32 of Tales from the Operas is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Tales from the Operas is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bertram, thou must come with me. See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter? The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it. Come.” “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
Chapter 32 of Tales from the Operas is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading ““So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.””
any large and important church
From this reading “See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?”
to come or go into
From this reading “See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading ““So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.””
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading ““So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.””
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.”
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?”
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 this reading “The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bertram, thou must come with me.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
any large and important church
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Bertram, thou must come with me.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
to come or go into
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Bertram, thou must come with me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Bertram, thou must come with me.
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
not one, and not any
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Bertram, thou must come with me.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “So, thou brokest the mystic branch; thy heart failed thee.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sanctuary is sacred, and none will dare try to move me from it.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading See, here is the cathedral; wilt thou not enter?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Bertram, thou must come with me.
Chapter 32 of Tales from the Operas by George Frederick [Editor] Pardon holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 32 holds 155 sentences of Tales from the Operas, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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