Chapter 4 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Let us pause a while to take breath. FORGET-ME-NOT: 'MYOSOTIS AVENSIS.' FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK. I. THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
Chapter 4 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading “THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK.”
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading “THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Let us pause a while to take breath.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.”
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading “THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.”
conforming to the same principles or course of action over time
From this reading “THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.”
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 “THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.”
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 Let us pause a while to take breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FORGET-ME-NOT: 'MYOSOTIS AVENSIS.'
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Let us pause a while to take breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
From this reading FORGET-ME-NOT: 'MYOSOTIS AVENSIS.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK.
a person of German nationality
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us pause a while to take breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
forget-me-nots; scorpion grass
From this reading FORGET-ME-NOT: 'MYOSOTIS AVENSIS.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Let us pause a while to take breath.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
carry out
From this reading Let us pause a while to take breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE GERMAN: BY FITZ-GREENE HALLECK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us pause a while to take breath.
conforming to the same principles or course of action over time
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us pause a while to take breath.
during the time that
From this reading Let us pause a while to take breath.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THERE is a flower, a lovely flower, Tinged deep with Faith's unchanging hue; Pure as the ether in its hour Of loveliest and serenest blue.
Chapter 4 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 by Various holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Chapter 4 holds 427 sentences of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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