Chapter 3 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase. “He is coming!” said somebody farther up. “He is coming!” said somebody farther still. “He is come!” exclaimed the Duchess. “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
Chapter 3 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading ““He is come!” exclaimed the Duchess.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading ““He is coming!” said somebody farther up.”
with resolute determination
From this reading ““He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading ““He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.”
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading ““He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading ““He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.”
three times
From this reading ““He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He is come!” exclaimed the Duchess.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “He is come!” exclaimed the Duchess.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “He is come!” exclaimed the Duchess.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody farther up.
with resolute determination
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
not in physical motion
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody farther still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody on the staircase.
three times
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He is coming!” said somebody farther up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He is come, the little love!”—and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose.
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