Chapter 15 of The Gypsy Queen's Vow is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Gypsy Queen's Vow is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER MANY DAYS. "I will paint her as I see her. Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun." --BROWNING. And ten years passed away.
Chapter 15 of The Gypsy Queen's Vow is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “--BROWNING.”
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."”
make a painting
From this reading “"I will paint her as I see her.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “And ten years passed away.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."”
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 “And ten years passed away.”
In this reading “Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
In this reading “And ten years passed away.”
In this reading “AFTER MANY DAYS.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER MANY DAYS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And ten years passed away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I will paint her as I see her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And ten years passed away.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading --BROWNING.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading AFTER MANY DAYS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I will paint her as I see her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will paint her as I see her.
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading AFTER MANY DAYS.
make a painting
From this reading "I will paint her as I see her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And ten years passed away.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I will paint her as I see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ten times have the lilies blown Since she looked upon the sun."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will paint her as I see her.
a late time of life
From this reading And ten years passed away.
Chapter 15 of The Gypsy Queen's Vow by May Agnes Fleming holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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