Chapter 4 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass. _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear. You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice. I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made. _Soph_.
Chapter 4 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.”
an argument opposed to a proposal
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “_Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass.”
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading “You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.”
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.”
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.
an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading “_Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.”
In this reading “I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.”
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.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
dearly loved
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
opinion or judgment
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass.
a particular point in time
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
go across or through
From this reading _Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading _Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass.
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading _Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
up to a particular time
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Soph._ Permit me, sir, to pass.
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I will bring you into the world myself; your fortune’s made.
a late time of life
From this reading You have attracted, in one moment, what hundreds of your sex have twinkled their eyes for whole years in vain--my notice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Con._ Not till you hear of your good fortune, my dear.
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