Chapter 40 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining. I wonder if Arthur is with you yet? If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago. But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead. That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
Chapter 40 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?”
dearly loved
From this reading “Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.”
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.”
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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 That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
in the past
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?
dearly loved
From this reading Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
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From this reading Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
Identical; not different.
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
not in physical motion
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading If faith could still remove mountains, surely I should have seen you long ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Good-morning, Beloved; there is sun shining.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
not seen or perceived
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But if I were to see you now, I should fear that it meant you were dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That the same world should hold you and me living and unseen by each other is a great mystery.
but in spite of that
From this reading I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wonder if Arthur is with you yet?
Chapter 40 of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters by Laurence Housman holds 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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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