Chapter 19 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1093. TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL. Alas! I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now? Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
Chapter 19 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.”
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading “Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.”
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From this reading 1093.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
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From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
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From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
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From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
express in words
From this reading I can't, for tell me, how Can I be gamesome, aged now?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
which person or people
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TO HIS GIRLS, WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFUL.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Besides, ye see me daily grow Here, winter-like, to frost and snow; And I, ere long, my girls, shall see Ye quake for cold to look on me.
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