Chapter 39 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REST IS PEACE. “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said. This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death. What would become of the place? Who would take care of the children?
Chapter 39 of A tragedy of love and hate is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What would become of the place?”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.”
death of a person
From this reading “This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “THE REST IS PEACE.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading ““There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.”
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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be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “Who would take care of the children?”
In this reading “This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.”
In this reading “This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.”
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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 must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What would become of the place?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Who would take care of the children?
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Who would take care of the children?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
death of a person
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REST IS PEACE.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What would become of the place?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THE REST IS PEACE.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What would become of the place?
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE REST IS PEACE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
carry out
From this reading Who would take care of the children?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REST IS PEACE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There must have been a spell in Aldenmere,” so people said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would become of the place?
which person or people
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would become of the place?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This was the second fair young wife who had been carried from there to the grave; the second who had met with a tragical death.
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