Chapter 2 of Famous Affinities of History — Volume 3 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Famous Affinities of History — Volume 3 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you. Do not urge me. Do not make promises. Let us say good-by. At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
Chapter 2 of Famous Affinities of History — Volume 3 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at any time
From this reading “At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."”
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “Do not make promises.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."”
lacking in value or merit
From this reading “"You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.”
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Do not urge me.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not urge me.
at any time
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
a farewell remark
From this reading Let us say good-by.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us say good-by.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
engage in
From this reading Do not make promises.
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
not any; not one
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not urge me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading Do not make promises.
express in words
From this reading Let us say good-by.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
express in words
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
lacking in value or merit
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Do not urge me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us say good-by.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At least I must first tell you of my story, for I am one of those women whom no one ever marries."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You cannot love me, for I am unworthy of you.
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