Chapter 37 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me. Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms! I ache and ache, not to belong to you. I do: I must. It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
Chapter 37 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feel physical pain
From this reading “I ache and ache, not to belong to you.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “I ache and ache, not to belong to you.”
dearly loved
From this reading “To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.”
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.”
separate into parts or portions
From this reading “It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.”
extremely hungry
From this reading “It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
feel physical pain
From this reading I ache and ache, not to belong to you.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I ache and ache, not to belong to you.
dearly loved
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
dearly loved
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
separate into parts or portions
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do: I must.
extremely hungry
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ache and ache, not to belong to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I do: I must.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I ache and ache, not to belong to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
and nothing more
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
carry out
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading To-night, Beloved, the burden of things is too much for me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It is only our senses that divide us; and mine are all famished servants waiting for their master.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ache and ache, not to belong to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come to me somehow, dear ghost of all my happiness, and take me in your arms!
Chapter 37 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters by Laurence Housman holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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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