Chapter 26 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence. Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all. The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life. On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom. Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
Chapter 26 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
bursting into flower
From this reading “On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.”
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.”
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading “Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.”
wet with dew
From this reading “Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.”
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
From this reading “Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.”
plural of “hyacinth” — a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.”
plural of “pansy” — large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading “Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.”
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading “The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.”
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 “"WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.”
In this reading “On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.”
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.
bursting into flower
From this reading On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.
(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 Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
wet with dew
From this reading Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
From this reading Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.
plural of “hyacinth” — a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.
above and across; more than
From this reading Its glamour, its dewy freshness, lay over all.
plural of “pansy” — large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading Hyacinths and lilies, daffodils, jonquils and pansies, bordered the graveled paths.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
the season of growth
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
carry out
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the hillside, Anne's garden was abloom.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pregnant earth intoxicated with incense of new-born life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WILL YOU TAKE ME--" Spring had taken possession of Florence.
Chapter 26 of The Erratic Flame by Ysabel De Teresa holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 26 holds 244 sentences of The Erratic Flame, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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