Chapter 6 of Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“COULD LOVE PART THUS?” THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford. “Good news, Lucy!” Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.” “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
Chapter 6 of Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading ““For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?””
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading ““For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?””
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.”
the literary culture
From this reading “Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.””
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading ““Good news, Lucy!””
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.””
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.”
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 ““Good news, Lucy!””
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From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “COULD LOVE PART THUS?”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good news, Lucy!”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
the literary culture
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “COULD LOVE PART THUS?”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Good news, Lucy!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “COULD LOVE PART THUS?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “COULD LOVE PART THUS?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “For _me_,” faltered Miss Alford, blushing; “what good news can there be for me?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE happy week went by, and at the close of it came the end of the world, as it seemed to Lucy Alford.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Jerningham said, one morning, as she opened her letters at the breakfast-table; “good news for you.”
Chapter 6 of Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 3 (of 3) by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 6 holds 205 sentences of Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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