Chapter 8 of Farewell Love! A Novel is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Farewell Love! A Novel is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But stay for that very reason. You will help me to endure their visits." "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva. "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear." "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
Chapter 8 of Farewell Love! A Novel is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “"You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."”
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading “"Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.”
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “You will help me to endure their visits."”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.”
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading “"Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “"Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “You will help me to endure their visits."”
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In this reading “"You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.”
In this reading “"But stay for that very reason.”
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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 "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But stay for that very reason.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
dearly loved
From this reading "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But stay for that very reason.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "But stay for that very reason.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "But stay for that very reason.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But stay for that very reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, that's a task above my strength," said the blonde and beautiful Minerva.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then, anyhow, it's you they come to see, my dear."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
precisely as stated
From this reading "But stay for that very reason.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will help me to endure their visits."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You'll be married some day yourself," said Anna, laughing.
Chapter 8 of Farewell Love! A Novel by Matilde Serao holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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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