Chapter 30 of Em's husband is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Em's husband is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes! I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy! Welcome! A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee! Welcome!
Chapter 30 of Em's husband is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!”
a state or condition being blighted
From this reading “A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!”
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading “A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!”
accept gladly
From this reading “Welcome!”
plural of “welcome” — the state of being welcome
From this reading “THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!”
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.
the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
In this reading “THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!”
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 THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
a state or condition being blighted
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
ten 10s
From this reading THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
the sound of laughing
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
precisely as stated
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading I could weep And I could laugh—I’m light and heavy!
accept gladly
From this reading Welcome!
plural of “welcome” — the state of being welcome
From this reading THE MEETING A hundred thousand welcomes!
which person or people
From this reading A blight begin at the very root of his heart Who is not glad to see thee!
Chapter 30 of Em's husband by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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