Chapter 28 of Ariel: A Shelley Romance is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Ariel: A Shelley Romance is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series. One friend brings another. Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle. Chance had worked the miracle. First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
Chapter 28 of Ariel: A Shelley Romance is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “One friend brings another.”
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.”
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “Chance had worked the miracle.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading ““ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.”
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading “First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Chance had worked the miracle.”
to come or go into
In this reading ““ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
later than; following
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
anew
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
(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 First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One friend brings another.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading One friend brings another.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Chance had worked the miracle.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
set up or found
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading One friend brings another.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chance had worked the miracle.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading Chance had worked the miracle.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One friend brings another.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
that is looked for
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading First of all Shelley had begun to suffer again from the pain in his side.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” Everything in life comes in series.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mary and Percy, after suffering so much from loneliness, suddenly found themselves, without having sought it, the centre of a gay and pleasant circle.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Chance had worked the miracle.
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