Chapter 6 of The Greatest Plague of Life is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Greatest Plague of Life is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME. “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear! Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more. Oh Mary, dear Mary!” “DEAR MARY.”
Chapter 6 of The Greatest Plague of Life is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.”
inquire into
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with fondness; with love
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the sound of a step of someone walking
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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading ““Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading ““Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!”
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later than; following
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
causing dejection
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
inquire into
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
with fondness; with love
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
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From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
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 OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
not any; not one
From this reading Each hall in my dwelling I fondly explore, And list for thy footstep, but hear it no more.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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the state of being present; current existence
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Mary, dear Mary, how lonely and drear The scenes now ungrac’d by thy presence appear!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF THE PRETTY STATE I WAS IN INDEED AFTER MARY LEFT ME.
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