Chapter 27 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor. The dainty disarray. The sound of passing feet. Alas, the little things of every day! The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.
Chapter 27 of A Bachelor Husband is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, the little things of every day!”
delicately beautiful
From this reading “The dainty disarray.”
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
From this reading “The dainty disarray.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “"But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “"But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.”
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.
In this reading “"But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.”
In this reading “"But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.”
move past
In this reading “"But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.”
In this reading “"But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.”
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From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, the little things of every day!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
delicately beautiful
From this reading The dainty disarray.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
From this reading The dainty disarray.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Alas, the little things of every day!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The sound of passing feet.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of passing feet.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The sound of passing feet.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of passing feet.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The silent eve, my sweet, The lonely waking.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "But ah! the little things for which I sigh, As each day passes by, The open book, the flower upon the floor.
Chapter 27 of A Bachelor Husband by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 27 holds 168 sentences of A Bachelor Husband, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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