Chapter 14 of A Love Story is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Love Story is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Spitfire. "And I have loved thee! Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward." * * * * * "Pull away! yo ho! boys!" Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
Chapter 14 of A Love Story is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make amendments to
From this reading “Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.”
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."”
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading “Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."”
make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading “Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.”
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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make amendments to
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I have loved thee!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading * * * * * "Pull away! yo ho! boys!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading * * * * * "Pull away! yo ho! boys!"
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
without stop or interruption
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I have loved thee!
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading * * * * * "Pull away! yo ho! boys!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I have loved thee!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
held dear
From this reading "And I have loved thee!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading * * * * * "Pull away! yo ho! boys!"
make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
From this reading The Spitfire.
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Spitfire.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "And I have loved thee!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
belonging to which person
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Delmé continued to reside with his brother, whose health seemed to amend daily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "Pull away! yo ho! boys!"
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne like thy bubbles onward."
Chapter 14 of A Love Story by William Harvey Christie holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 14 holds 69 sentences of A Love Story, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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