Chapter 6 of A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|New Year's Morning. So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone. Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no! Things are strange. The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
Chapter 6 of A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “Things are strange.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “|New Year's Morning.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “|New Year's Morning.”
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 “Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!”
In this reading “The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.”
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 Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things are strange.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
destroyed or killed
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading |New Year's Morning.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading |New Year's Morning.
not any; not one
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
express in words
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Things are strange.
carry out
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things are strange.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
precisely as stated
From this reading The utmost I can say of them is, that they seem very strange.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Poor old year!= ```"He gave me a friend and true, true love, ```And the New Year will take them away."= Ah, no, no, no!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading So, this long-anticipated festival-week is ended, and the old year gone.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading |New Year's Morning.
Chapter 6 of A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3) by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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 6 holds 323 sentences of A Life for a Life, Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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