Chapter 19 of The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry. is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry. is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Is there a heart that music cannot melt? Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn! Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born? He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn. BEATTIE.
Chapter 19 of The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry. is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn!”
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading “Is there a heart that music cannot melt?”
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading “He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.”
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading “Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?”
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading “Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn!”
plural of “transport” — something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading “Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?”
seek someone's favor
From this reading “He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
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From this reading BEATTIE.
brought into existence
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
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From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.
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From this reading Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn!
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.
a state of social isolation
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there a heart that music cannot melt?
plural of “transport” — something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
which person or people
From this reading Is there who ne'er the mystic transports felt Of solitude and melancholy born?
seek someone's favor
From this reading He need not woo the Muse--he is her scorn.
Chapter 19 of The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry. by Ann Ward Radcliffe holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 19 holds 164 sentences of The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry., unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry. by Ann Ward Radcliffe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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