Chapter XX of Em's husband, “Revival,” is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
Chapter XX of Em's husband, “Revival,” is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo! Hope’s magic glory hung. PERSEVER. “Well, Em. Palmer, and where have you been?
Chapter XX of Em's husband, “Revival,” is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!”
a state of high honor
From this reading “Hope’s magic glory hung.”
possessive form of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Hope’s magic glory hung.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “Hope’s magic glory hung.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “Palmer, and where have you been?”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!”
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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 ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
in the past
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
(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 ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Palmer, and where have you been?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Well, Em.
a state of high honor
From this reading Hope’s magic glory hung.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Palmer, and where have you been?
possessive form of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope’s magic glory hung.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Hope’s magic glory hung.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Hope’s magic glory hung.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
throughout a period of time
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading Palmer, and where have you been?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERSEVER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Em.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
at the time that
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
in or at the place that
From this reading Palmer, and where have you been?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Palmer, and where have you been?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ’Twas many and many a year ago, In days when we were young, And o’er all life’s coming morning, lo!
Chapter 20 of Em's husband by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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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