Chapter 15 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARRIAGE. The die was cast now. For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together. They went abroad! They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
Chapter 15 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “They went abroad!”
put or send forth
From this reading “The die was cast now.”
of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
From this reading “They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “MARRIAGE.”
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.”
In this reading “They went abroad!”
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading They went abroad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
put or send forth
From this reading The die was cast now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
From this reading They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The die was cast now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading MARRIAGE.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The die was cast now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
term of address for a man
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The die was cast now.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went abroad!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading They made the usual Continental tour, and then returned to Aldenmere.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The die was cast now.
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went abroad!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading For weal or for woe, for better or worse, Sir Ronald and Lady Clarice were to spend the remainder of their lives together.
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