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The Day of His Youth
The Day of His Youth

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Day of His Youth is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.
And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.
Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.
I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.
I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.
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The Day of His Youth

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Day of His Youth is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.
Line 2
And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.
/ənd aɪ kæn ˈɡæðər ə ˈveri ɡʊd ˈɑːrtəkəl ʌv ˈfrendʃɪp frʌm ˈmeni ə ˈweɪsaɪd bʊʃ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɡoʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər hɑːt ˈplaʊʃeɪrz tuː siːk ɪt/
Line 3
Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.
Line 4
I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.
/aɪ lɪvd ənd briːðd ɪt saɪd baɪ saɪd ənd hɑːrt tuː hɑːrt wɪð ə ˈwʊmən wʌns/
Line 5
I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.
/aɪ wɪl nɑːt tel juː hɜːr neɪm ʃiː ɪz ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd sʌm taɪm juː meɪ noʊ hɜːr/

Learner Dictionary

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

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article noun US /ˈɑːrtəkəl/

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading “And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.”

breathed adjective US /briːðd/

uttered without voice

From this reading “I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.”

bush noun US /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading “And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.”

constancy noun US /ˈkɑːnstənsi/

the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

From this reading “Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.”

gather verb US /ˈɡæðər/

assemble or get together

From this reading “And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.”

interpret verb US /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/

make sense of; assign a meaning to

From this reading “Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.”

ploughshares noun US /ˈplaʊʃeɪrz/

plural of “ploughshare” — a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

From this reading “And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.”

wayside noun US /ˈweɪsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading “And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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some time adjective + noun

In this reading “I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.”

by side preposition + noun

In this reading “I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

articlenounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəl/

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/

uttered without voice

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

bushnounUS /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

constancynounUS /ˈkɑːnstənsi/

the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

friendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/

assemble or get together

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

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From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

interpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/

make sense of; assign a meaning to

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

ListenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/

hear with intention

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

ploughsharesnounUS /ˈplaʊʃeɪrz/

plural of “ploughshare” — a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

seekverbUS /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

TendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tenderness and constancy! that, my child, is friendship--it is not love.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I will not tell you her name; she is living, and some time you may know her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading And I can gather a very good article of friendship from many a wayside bush without going over hot ploughshares to seek it.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I lived and breathed it side by side and heart to heart with a woman once.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Listen, and I will tell you exactly how I learned to interpret the later course of passion.

Chapter 2 of The Day of His Youth by Alice Brown holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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Chapter 2 holds 423 sentences of The Day of His Youth, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

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Began
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Tragedy
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