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Aunt Olive in Bohemia

Chapter XXXI

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THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.
He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.
But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.
Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.
It was the only thing that made work possible to him.
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Aunt Olive in Bohemia

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of Aunt Olive in Bohemia is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.
/ðə tuːn ʌv lʌv pɔːl hæd ɡɔːn ɑːn ˈbreɪvli wɪð hɪz laɪf/
Line 2
He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.
Line 3
But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.
/bʌt wɪð wʌt rɪˈmeɪnd tuː hɪm hiː hæd set hɪmˈself tuː feɪs ðə ˈloʊnli mʌnθs əˈhed ʌv hɪm/
Line 4
Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.
/iːtʃ ˈmɔːrnɪŋ æz hiː woʊk hiː toʊld hɪmˈself ðæt hiː wʊd wɜːrk fɔːr hɜːr/
Line 5
It was the only thing that made work possible to him.
/ɪt wɑːz ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðæt meɪd wɜːrk ˈpɑːsəbəl tuː hɪm/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ahead adverb US /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading “But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.”

bravely adverb US /ˈbreɪvli/

in a courageous manner

From this reading “THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.”

lonely adjective US /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading “But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.”

Paul noun US /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading “THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.”

studio noun US /ˈstuːdioʊ/

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading “He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.”

summer noun US /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading “He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.”

tune noun US /tuːn/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading “THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.”

woke verb US /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

summer night noun + noun

In this reading “He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.”

best part noun + noun

In this reading “He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/

in a courageous manner

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the only thing that made work possible to him.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was the only thing that made work possible to him.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading It was the only thing that made work possible to him.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

PaulnounUS /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading It was the only thing that made work possible to him.

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

Sara

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading It was the only thing that made work possible to him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

TUNEnounUS /tuːn/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But with what remained to him he had set himself to face the lonely months ahead of him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He knew that when Sara had gone out of his studio into the summer night she had taken something away with her, the something that was the best part of himself.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE TUNE OF LOVE Paul had gone on bravely with his life.

wokeverbUS /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Each morning as he woke he told himself that he would work for her.

Chapter 31 of Aunt Olive in Bohemia by LM (Leslie Moore) holds 70 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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