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The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter IX · Lester Vane and Vivian

Chapter IX of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), “Lester Vane and Vivian,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!
Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;
And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.
Insolent villain!
Rowe.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter IX · Lester Vane and Vivian

Chapter IX of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), “Lester Vane and Vivian,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!
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Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;
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And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.
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Insolent villain!
/ˈɪnsələnt ˈvɪlən/
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Rowe.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

boasted verb US /ˈboʊstəd/

past form of “boast” — show off

From this reading “Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;”

foul adjective US /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading “Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!”

gaudy adjective US /ˈɡɔːdi/

tastelessly showy

From this reading “And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.”

Insolent adjective US /ˈɪnsələnt/

marked by casual disrespect

From this reading “Insolent villain!”

reproach noun US /riˈproʊtʃ/

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading “Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!”

titles noun US /ˈtaɪtəlz/

plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading “And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.”

urge verb US /ɜːrdʒ/

force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading “Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;”

villain noun US /ˈvɪlən/

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading “Insolent villain!”

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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 though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!

birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/

past form of “boast” — show off

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

e'eradverb

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!

gaudyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːdi/

tastelessly showy

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

grac'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

InsolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələnt/

marked by casual disrespect

From this reading Insolent villain!

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

lestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

railer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!

reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!

Rowe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rowe.

should'st

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

TakeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!

ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/

plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

unmanner'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Take back the foul reproach, unmanner’d railer!

urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/

force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading Nor urge my rage too far, lest thou should’st find I have as daring spirit in my blood As thou or any of thy race e’er boasted;

villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading Insolent villain!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And though no gaudy titles grac’d my birth, Yet Heaven that made me honest, made me more Than ever king did when he made a lord.

Chapter 9 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) by Pierce Egan holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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Youth
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Secure
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Reverse
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Flattering
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