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Chapter 22 of Em's husband is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOPE Hope bids me hope! In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored. None without hope has loved the brightest fair. For love can hope where reason would despair. LORD LYTTLETON.
Chapter 22 of Em's husband is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “HOPE Hope bids me hope!”
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “None without hope has loved the brightest fair.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.”
affording comfort or solace
From this reading “In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “For love can hope where reason would despair.”
held dear
From this reading “None without hope has loved the brightest fair.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.”
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.
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In this reading “None without hope has loved the brightest fair.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading HOPE Hope bids me hope!
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading None without hope has loved the brightest fair.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For love can hope where reason would despair.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
affording comfort or solace
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading For love can hope where reason would despair.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading None without hope has loved the brightest fair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For love can hope where reason would despair.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None without hope has loved the brightest fair.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading HOPE Hope bids me hope!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD LYTTLETON.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For love can hope where reason would despair.
held dear
From this reading None without hope has loved the brightest fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD LYTTLETON.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOPE Hope bids me hope!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
not one, and not any
From this reading None without hope has loved the brightest fair.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For love can hope where reason would despair.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading None without hope has loved the brightest fair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
in or at the place that
From this reading For love can hope where reason would despair.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading None without hope has loved the brightest fair.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading In that consoling word Is peace and comfort to my soul restored.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For love can hope where reason would despair.
Chapter 22 of Em's husband by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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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