Chapter 3 of The Day of His Youth is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Day of His Youth is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell! I stop in my packing to laugh. I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm. Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together! It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
Chapter 3 of The Day of His Youth is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!”
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading “[Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “I stop in my packing to laugh.”
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading “I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.”
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.”
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.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
clothing in general
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading [Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading [Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stop in my packing to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stop in my packing to laugh.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
and nothing more
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
the sound of laughing
From this reading I stop in my packing to laugh.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stop in my packing to laugh.
not any; not one
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading I stop in my packing to laugh.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!
deliver by singing
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I stop in my packing to laugh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
precisely as stated
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading It has just occurred to me that my packing is very queer indeed: violin, gun, my few dearest books, and almost no clothes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
make whistling sounds
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Aye, mistress, we will fare well, but we fare together!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I've begun to sing the word, to whistle little tunes to its rhythm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: _Francis Hume to Zoe Montrose_] Farewell!
Chapter 3 of The Day of His Youth by Alice Brown holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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