Chapter 14 of This Finer Shadow is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of This Finer Shadow is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack. And older, perhaps weary, I’m some sad. But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy. And _know_ the quality you lack.... Yet still I’m older, perhaps weary, and some sad.
Chapter 14 of This Finer Shadow is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.”
the trait of spending extravagantly
From this reading “But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.”
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.”
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.”
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.
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
have
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
coins made of gold
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And older, perhaps weary, I’m some sad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And _know_ the quality you lack....
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
a boy or man
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading And older, perhaps weary, I’m some sad.
by chance
From this reading And older, perhaps weary, I’m some sad.
the trait of spending extravagantly
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading And older, perhaps weary, I’m some sad.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And older, perhaps weary, I’m some sad.
not in physical motion
From this reading Yet still I’m older, perhaps weary, and some sad.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading But in my glass, sweet lad, I see thy dreams, thy lady’s, And thy profligacy.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading And older, perhaps weary, I’m some sad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet still I’m older, perhaps weary, and some sad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here in my arms, my lad, With strong gold wrists and hair tossed back In liberty, You bear the quality I lack.
Chapter 14 of This Finer Shadow by Harlan Cozad McIntosh holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 14 holds 400 sentences of This Finer Shadow, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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