Chapter 12 of The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so? Ah, well-a-day! True love is a jewel! Why hence away?
Chapter 12 of The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading “Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?”
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.”
for this reason
From this reading “Why hence away?”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “True love is a jewel!”
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading “Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?”
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?”
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 “A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.”
In this reading “True love is a jewel!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, well-a-day!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why hence away?
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
an old form of “has”
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
for this reason
From this reading Why hence away?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True love is a jewel!
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading True love is a jewel!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
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 Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
given to thievery
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True love is a jewel!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, well-a-day!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Shepherds kind! my love hath left me, Therefore am I filled with woe; Of my heart hath she bereft me; Thievish nymph! why didst thou so?
Chapter 12 of The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3) by Fergus Hume holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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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