Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bel._ Whither shall I fly? Where hide me and my miseries together? Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted? Sunk into trembling fears and desperation. _Jaf_.
Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading “Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?”
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
From this reading “Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Sunk into trembling fears and desperation.”
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Where hide me and my miseries together?”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?”
doomed to extinction
From this reading “Sunk into trembling fears and desperation.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “_Bel._ Whither shall I fly?”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where hide me and my miseries together?
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
From this reading _Bel._ Whither shall I fly?
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
From this reading Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Sunk into trembling fears and desperation.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Sunk into trembling fears and desperation.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading _Bel._ Whither shall I fly?
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Where hide me and my miseries together?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Bel._ Whither shall I fly?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sunk into trembling fears and desperation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jaf_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where hide me and my miseries together?
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Where hide me and my miseries together?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where hide me and my miseries together?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Bel._ Whither shall I fly?
doomed to extinction
From this reading Sunk into trembling fears and desperation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Where hide me and my miseries together?
a shaky motion
From this reading Sunk into trembling fears and desperation.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where hide me and my miseries together?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s now the Roman constancy I boasted?
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading _Bel._ Whither shall I fly?
Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) by Pierce Egan holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 3 holds 169 sentences of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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