Chapter 13 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED. There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man. Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind. “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day. “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
Chapter 13 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED.”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.”
past form of “rankle” — gnaw into; make resentful or angry
From this reading “Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.”
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In this reading ““People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.”
take in marriage
In this reading ““People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.”
In this reading ““They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.””
a story dealing with love
In this reading “HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED.”
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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 There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
past form of “rankle” — gnaw into; make resentful or angry
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
term of address for a man
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED.
a state of acute pain
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
express in words
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE LOVE STORY ENDED.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They tell a story about you here that I, for one, do not believe.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no limit to the suffering of a proud man.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
showing curiosity
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Every wondering look, every word rankled in Sir Ronald’s mind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “People wonder why you do not get married,” said his friend, Captain Pierson, to him one day.
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