Chapter 6 of A Mad Love is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of A Mad Love is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROPHECY. "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar. "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning. I call it unchristian." Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
Chapter 6 of A Mad Love is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “"A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “THE PROPHECY.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “"No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.”
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading “"A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.”
In this reading “Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.”
In this reading “"No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.”
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 "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
a formal public statement
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I call it unchristian."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I call it unchristian."
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I call it unchristian."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
not any; not one
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading THE PROPHECY.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Good old Mr. Barnes had been roused from his early slumbers by the announcement that the young man had come to be married.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROPHECY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
not of a Christian faith
From this reading I call it unchristian."
precisely as stated
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No man in his senses would want to be married before ten in the morning.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "A very impatient young man," said the good old vicar.
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