Chapter 3 of The Shaving of Shagpat is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Shaving of Shagpat is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Welcome me soon! As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon. Soul of my soul! Have me not half, but whole. Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!
Chapter 3 of The Shaving of Shagpat is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading “As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!”
respectful deference
From this reading “As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.”
a polite refusal of an invitation
From this reading “As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.”
accept gladly
From this reading “Welcome me soon!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Have me not half, but whole.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!
remove the dust from
From this reading Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Have me not half, but whole.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have me not half, but whole.
respectful deference
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Welcome me soon!
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have me not half, but whole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soul of my soul!
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
a polite refusal of an invitation
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
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From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
in the near future
From this reading Welcome me soon!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Soul of my soul!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Dear dust, thou art my eyes, my breath!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
accept gladly
From this reading Welcome me soon!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Have me not half, but whole.
but in spite of that
From this reading As to the queenly moon, Man's homage to my beauty sets; Yet am I a rose-shrub budding regrets: Welcome me soon.
Chapter 3 of The Shaving of Shagpat by George Meredith holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 3 holds 394 sentences of The Shaving of Shagpat, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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