Chapter 17 of A Love Story is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A Love Story is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Departure. "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell." The day of departure at length arrived. Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage. It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
Chapter 17 of A Love Story is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.”
the act of departing
From this reading “The Departure.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “"Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."”
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “"Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.”
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
From this reading “It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The day of departure at length arrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day of departure at length arrived.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day of departure at length arrived.
the act of departing
From this reading The Departure.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The day of departure at length arrived.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of departure at length arrived.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Departure.
a special situation
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Thompson had been busy the greater part of the night in getting every thing ready for the voyage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the wind, although light, was propitious.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
but in spite of that
From this reading "Farewell! a word that must be, and hath been, A sound that makes us linger, yet farewell."
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