Chapter 3 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
. the leaves are curled apart. Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns." THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
Chapter 3 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.”
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “. the leaves are curled apart.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “. the leaves are curled apart.”
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “. the leaves are curled apart.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."”
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."”
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.
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devastating sorrow and despair
In this reading “Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."”
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quickly and without warning
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading . the leaves are curled apart.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading . the leaves are curled apart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading . the leaves are curled apart.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading . the leaves are curled apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
completely unclothed
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
not in physical motion
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading . the leaves are curled apart.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE game stopped abruptly, and between them Chris and Feathers carried Marie from the room.
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Still red as from the broken heart, And here's the naked stem of thorns."
Chapter 3 of A Bachelor Husband by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 383 sentences of A Bachelor Husband, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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