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The Love Affairs of an Old Maid
The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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"How the wind blows.
Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?
There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.
It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.
It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.
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The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Love Affairs of an Old Maid is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"How the wind blows.
Line 2
Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?
Line 3
There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.
Line 4
It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.
/ɪt meɪks ðə koʊld wɔːlz lʊk wɔːrm ənd ɪf ɪt meɪks ˈʃædoʊz ɪt ˈtʃeɪsəz ðem əˈweɪ wen ɪt ˈbleɪzɪz ɪts ˈbraɪtəst/
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It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.
/ɪt ɪz jɔːr fɔːlt ðæt ðer ɪz noʊ laɪt ɪn jɔːr ˈwɪndoʊz ənd jɔːr fɔːlt ðæt juː hæv kloʊzd jɔːr hɑːrt əˈɡenst lʌv/

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blazes noun US /ˈbleɪzɪz/

plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading “It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.”

blows noun US /bloʊz/

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading “"How the wind blows.”

brightest adjective US /ˈbraɪtəst/

superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading “It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.”

casts noun US /kæsts/

plural of “cast” — the actors in a play

From this reading “There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.”

chases noun US /ˈtʃeɪsəz/

plural of “chase” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading “It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.”

glimmer noun US /ˈɡlɪmər/

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading “There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.”

glow noun US /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading “There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.”

lonesome adjective US /ˈloʊnsəm/

being the only one; single and isolated from others

From this reading “Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

blazesnounUS /ˈbleɪzɪz/

plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

blowsnounUS /bloʊz/

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading "How the wind blows.

brightestadjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtəst/

superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

castsnounUS /kæsts/

plural of “cast” — the actors in a play

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

chasesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪsəz/

plural of “chase” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

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 It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

glownounUS /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "How the wind blows.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

isn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/

being the only one; single and isolated from others

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is your fault that there is no light in your windows, and your fault that you have closed your heart against love.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "How the wind blows.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

to-night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It makes the cold walls look warm, and if it makes shadows, it chases them away when it blazes its brightest.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading "How the wind blows.

windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Don't you think it has a lonesome sound to-night?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There isn't a glimmer of light from any of your windows yet, and see what a lovely glow this fire casts all through the room.

Chapter 5 of The Love Affairs of an Old Maid by Lilian Bell holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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Chapter 5 holds 424 sentences of The Love Affairs of an Old Maid, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

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Ships
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Reach
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Happy
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