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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Greatest Plague of Life is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine? * * * * * A roamer is she, * * * * * And sometimes very good company.” BARRY CORNWALL. I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
Chapter 2 of The Greatest Plague of Life is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.”
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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From this reading BARRY CORNWALL.
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
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From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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From this reading * * * * * A roamer is she, * * * * * And sometimes very good company.”
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From this reading BARRY CORNWALL.
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
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From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
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From this reading * * * * * A roamer is she, * * * * * And sometimes very good company.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
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From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading * * * * * A roamer is she, * * * * * And sometimes very good company.”
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From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * A roamer is she, * * * * * And sometimes very good company.”
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading * * * * * A roamer is she, * * * * * And sometimes very good company.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY APPEARANCE--MY STATION IN LIFE--MY FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
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From this reading * * * * * A roamer is she, * * * * * And sometimes very good company.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born about four o’clock in the morning, on the 23rd day of September, 1810.
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From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
which person or people
From this reading “Sing! who sings To her that weareth a hundred rings, Ah! who is this lady fine?
