Chapter 20 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice. “Bride! Bride! Oh, my love, farewell! God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
Chapter 20 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “_BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “_BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.”
possessive form of “bride” — a woman who has recently been married
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Oh, my love, farewell!”
let have
From this reading “God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!”
a period of sleeplessness
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 “God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!”
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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 _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
anew
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
aroused or activated
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
possessive form of “bride” — a woman who has recently been married
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Oh, my love, farewell!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
let have
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh, my love, farewell!
come together
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my love, farewell!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my love, farewell!
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _BRIDE’S VIGIL_ Bride was awakened from sleep by the sound of a voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading God grant we meet again in the eternal haven of rest!
Chapter 20 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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 20 holds 254 sentences of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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