Chapter 19 of A vagrant wife is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A vagrant wife is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Let me stay here! Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast. “Yes, yes, you shall stay. Oh, Harry, what have you done? You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!
Chapter 19 of A vagrant wife is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.”
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading “You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!”
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading “Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.”
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 ““Let me stay here!”
In this reading “Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.”
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 Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Oh, Harry, what have you done?
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Oh, Harry, what have you done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, Harry, what have you done?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Let me stay here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me stay here!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me stay here!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Harry, what have you done?
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Yes, yes, you shall stay.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Let me stay here!
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are drenched to the skin and cold as ice!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, Harry, what have you done?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Don’t send me away!” were Harry’s first words, as his wife led him to a chair and supported his head against her breast.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, yes, you shall stay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, yes, you shall stay.
Chapter 19 of A vagrant wife by Florence Warden holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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