Chapter 6 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one: Shall we he sunder’d? Shall we part, sweet girl? No; let my father seek another heir. Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
Chapter 6 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “No; let my father seek another heir.”
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:”
try to get or reach
From this reading “No; let my father seek another heir.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Shall we part, sweet girl?”
plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading “Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading No; let my father seek another heir.
have
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading No; let my father seek another heir.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
a young female
From this reading Shall we part, sweet girl?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shall we he sunder’d?
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading No; let my father seek another heir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading No; let my father seek another heir.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No; let my father seek another heir.
not any; not one
From this reading No; let my father seek another heir.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Shall we part, sweet girl?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
try to get or reach
From this reading No; let my father seek another heir.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we he sunder’d?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall we he sunder’d?
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Shall we part, sweet girl?
plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Rosalind lacks, then, the love That teaches thee that thou and I am one:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we he sunder’d?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Therefore devise with me how we may fly, Whither to go, and what to bear with us:
Chapter 6 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) by Pierce Egan holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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 6 holds 280 sentences of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) by Pierce Egan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 280 sentences, grouped into 56 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 56 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) by Pierce Egan on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3381 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56373 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #56373, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 281 minutes of reading across 677 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 16 chapters of The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3) to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Flower of the Flock, Volume 3 (of 3), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
