Chapter 12 of The Loom of Youth is here in full — 9 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Loom of Youth is here in full — 9 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"... and drank delight of battle with my peers." TENNYSON. "Yet would you tread again All the road over? Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover? Yes. For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving." AUSTIN DOBSON. "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard." LINDSAY GORDON.
Chapter 12 of The Loom of Youth is here in full — 9 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading “For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."”
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading “Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?”
large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
From this reading “AUSTIN DOBSON.”
inclined or able to forgive and show mercy
From this reading “For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."”
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading “Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?”
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
From this reading “LINDSAY GORDON.”
plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “"... and drank delight of battle with my peers."”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “TENNYSON.”
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anew
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading AUSTIN DOBSON.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
From this reading AUSTIN DOBSON.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
inclined or able to forgive and show mercy
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LINDSAY GORDON.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
From this reading LINDSAY GORDON.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?
above and across; more than
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Face the old joy and pain-- Hemlock and clover?
plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
not in physical motion
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it still was good, Good to be living, Buoyant of heart and blood; Fighting, forgiving."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "... and drank delight of battle with my peers."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yet would you tread again All the road over?
Chapter 12 of The Loom of Youth by Alec Waugh holds 9 sentences, grouped into 2 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 12 holds 9 sentences of The Loom of Youth, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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