Chapter 2 of The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying! THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore. A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea! Pray for poor fisherfolk! A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
Chapter 2 of The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.”
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!”
plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.”
a country person
From this reading “A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.”
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading “THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.”
plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
From this reading “YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!”
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading “THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.”
an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
From this reading “A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.”
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In this reading “YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!”
In this reading “THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.”
In this reading “Pray for poor fisherfolk!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
demanding attention
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
not in action or at work
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
set down according to a plan
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
the force of workers available
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
a country person
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
having a supporting base
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
Chapter 2 of The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts by Mary Johnston holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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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