Chapter XII of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), “Lester Vane and Helen,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter XII of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), “Lester Vane and Helen,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever. _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much. Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation! _J. Sh_.--Retire! I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
Chapter XII of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), “Lester Vane and Helen,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading “Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!”
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading “I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!”
abnormally large
From this reading “Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “_J. Sh_.--Retire!”
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “_J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.”
attempt by employing effort
From this reading “Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!”
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 “_J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.”
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.
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
at any time
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
refrain from doing
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
go away from a place
From this reading I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
abnormally large
From this reading Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
on the contrary
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading _J. Sh_.--Retire!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading _J. Sh._--Forbear, my lord! here let me rather die, And end my sorrows and my shame for ever.
attempt by employing effort
From this reading Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I beg you leave me-- _East_.--Thus to coy it!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _East_.--Away with this perverseness--‘tis too much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, if you strive--‘tis monstrous affectation!
Chapter 12 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3) by Pierce Egan holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 12 holds 186 sentences of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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