Chapter 1 of A Husband for My Wife is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Husband for My Wife is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I admit it--he beat my time. But my day is coming. Any minute now time is about to run out on him! Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband. I can hardly wait.
Chapter 1 of A Husband for My Wife is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I admit it--he beat my time.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “I admit it--he beat my time.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I can hardly wait.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.”
come together
From this reading “Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Any minute now time is about to run out on him!”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I can hardly wait.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.”
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.
become used up; be exhausted
In this reading “Any minute now time is about to run out on him!”
In this reading “Any minute now time is about to run out on him!”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I admit it--he beat my time.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading I admit it--he beat my time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my day is coming.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hardly wait.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But my day is coming.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But my day is coming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
only a very short time before
From this reading I can hardly wait.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I admit it--he beat my time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I admit it--he beat my time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my day is coming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I admit it--he beat my time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
come together
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I admit it--he beat my time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
in the near future
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I admit it--he beat my time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any minute now time is about to run out on him!
precisely as stated
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I can hardly wait.
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Soon, very soon now, the time will come for me to meet my wife's husband.
Chapter 1 of A Husband for My Wife by William W. Stuart holds 504 sentences, grouped into 101 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 1 holds 504 sentences of A Husband for My Wife, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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