Chapter 31 of The star dreamer: A romance is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The star dreamer: A romance is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t! Oh fie! ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely.... Frailty thy name is woman!
Chapter 31 of The star dreamer: A romance is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading “Frailty thy name is woman!”
before any deductions
From this reading “’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!”
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....”
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....”
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!”
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.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading Frailty thy name is woman!
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
destroyed or killed
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
before any deductions
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frailty thy name is woman!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!
and nothing more
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Frailty thy name is woman!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh fie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
a small hard fruit
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Frailty thy name is woman!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Tis an unweeded garden That’s gone to seed: things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely....
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT Fie on’t!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Frailty thy name is woman!
Chapter 31 of The star dreamer: A romance by Agnes Castle holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 31 holds 171 sentences of The star dreamer: A romance, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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