Chapter 36 of Vassall Morton: A Novel is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Vassall Morton: A Novel is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_. Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston. He found her daughter alone. "I have come to take leave of you. I am on my travels again."
Chapter 36 of Vassall Morton: A Novel is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.”
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading “Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “I am on my travels again."”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.”
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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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
anew
From this reading I am on my travels again."
Having no one else present.
From this reading He found her daughter alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am on my travels again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have come to take leave of you.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
a female human offspring
From this reading He found her daughter alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
set up or found
From this reading He found her daughter alone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come to take leave of you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found her daughter alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found her daughter alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have come to take leave of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
go away from a place
From this reading "I have come to take leave of you.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am on my travels again."
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am on my travels again."
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
the act of searching for something
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
carry out
From this reading "I have come to take leave of you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morton mounted his horse, and rode to the house of Mrs. Euston.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading I am on my travels again."
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why waste thy joyous hours in needless pain, Seeking for danger and adventure vain?--_Fairy Queen_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have come to take leave of you.
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