Chapter 19 of A Man and a Woman is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Man and a Woman is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO FOOLS. They loved. They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once. That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little. There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
Chapter 19 of A Man and a Woman is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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painful from having the skin abraded
From this reading “That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “TWO FOOLS.”
let have
From this reading “That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.”
two items of the same kind
From this reading “There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.”
take in marriage
From this reading “They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.”
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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 That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
painful from having the skin abraded
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading TWO FOOLS.
let have
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
held dear
From this reading They loved.
take in marriage
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
on one occasion
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They loved.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
two items of the same kind
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO FOOLS.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
precisely as stated
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was understood by Grant Harlson, though he chafed at it a little.
take in marriage
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to marry, but there were the conventionalities to be observed, and they could not be wed at once.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were certain months to be passed before the two would be as one completely, and those months were very sweet months to the twain.
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