Chapter 19 of A good woman is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A good woman is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said. “You won’t lose me.” “But it’s not the same, Philip. When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.” “But, Ma, I was married before.”
Chapter 19 of A good woman is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.””
for a limitless time
From this reading “When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.””
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ““You won’t lose me.””
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““But, Ma, I was married before.””
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.””
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ““But it’s not the same, Philip.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading ““I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading ““I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But, Ma, I was married before.”
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
a youthful male person
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it’s not the same, Philip.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
for a limitless time
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
a young female
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But, Ma, I was married before.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s not the same, Philip.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “You won’t lose me.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “But, Ma, I was married before.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “But, Ma, I was married before.”
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You won’t lose me.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But it’s not the same, Philip.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “But it’s not the same, Philip.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “But it’s not the same, Philip.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
not in physical motion
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But it’s not the same, Philip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But, Ma, I was married before.”
at the time that
From this reading When a girl marries, she still belongs to her mother, but when a boy marries, he is lost forever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You won’t lose me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll come sometimes to visit you,” he said.
Chapter 19 of A good woman by Louis Bromfield holds 397 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.
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