Chapter 5 of The Brother of Daphne is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Brother of Daphne is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia? What is she? That all her swains commend he. Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be." The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
Chapter 5 of The Brother of Daphne is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regarded with admiration
From this reading “Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."”
express approval of
From this reading “That all her swains commend he.”
rural regions
From this reading “The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.”
type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
From this reading “PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia?”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.”
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regarded with admiration
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That all her swains commend he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia?
express approval of
From this reading That all her swains commend he.
rural regions
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia?
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That all her swains commend he.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That all her swains commend he.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
bestow a quality on
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
above and across; more than
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is she?
type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
From this reading PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia?
the state of being asleep
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The song and its melody floated out into the night, away and over the sleeping countryside.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That all her swains commend he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That all her swains commend he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is she?
which person or people
From this reading PRIDE GOETH BEFORE "Who is Silvia?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be."
Chapter 5 of The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates holds 484 sentences, grouped into 97 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.
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