Chapter 14 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARAGRAPH. "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er. Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!" M.N.S. It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
Chapter 14 of The King's Own Borderers — Volume 2 is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feel physical pain
From this reading “Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “"My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.”
similar in quality or character
From this reading “"My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.”
the next day
From this reading “Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.”
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading “THE PARAGRAPH.”
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading “"My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.”
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 “It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.”
In this reading “Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"”
In this reading “It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.”
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 Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
feel physical pain
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
similar in quality or character
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
immediately past
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.N.S.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
the next day
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading M.N.S.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
not any; not one
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
throughout a period of time
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading THE PARAGRAPH.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading M.N.S.
in the near future
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARAGRAPH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
in the direction of
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was towards the end of the month--the last days of October, now.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "My kindred are dead, my love is fled; Courage, my heart, thou canst love no more; Pale is my cheek, my body is weak; Courage, my heart, 'twill soon be o'er.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Dim are my eyes with tears of sorrow, They ache for a night without a morrow!"
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