Chapter 19 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I love him, and I love him, and I love! Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above. And what am I! save what I am to him?" MRS. HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
Chapter 19 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading “Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
the act of conquering
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
a woman adulterer
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
make a painting
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
-ing form of “well” — come up, as of a liquid
From this reading “Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.”
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.
your own wife
In this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
the act of conquering
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
carefully weighed
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
a woman adulterer
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
engage in
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
throughout a period of time
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
make a painting
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
except for; apart from
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
-ing form of “well” — come up, as of a liquid
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
which person or people
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
Chapter 19 of A Bachelor Husband by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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