Chapter XXVIII
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POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON. Can this be death? Then what is life, or death? “Speak!” But he spoke not.
How he won her
Chapter XXVIII
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POOR
ELFIE’S
HONEYMOON.
Can
this
be
death?
Then
what
is
life,
or
death?
“Speak!”
But
he
spoke
not.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
How he won her
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of How he won her is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
POOR
ELFIE’S
HONEYMOON.
Line 2
Can
this
be
death?
/kæn ðɪs biː deθ/
Line 3
Then
what
is
life,
or
death?
/ðen wʌt ɪz laɪf ɔːr deθ/
Line 4
“Speak!”
/spiːk/
Line 5
But
he
spoke
not.
/bʌt hiː spoʊk nɑːt/
Learner Dictionary
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the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Can this be death?”
honeymoon
noun
US /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading “POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Then what is life, or death?”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON.”
express in speech
From this reading ““Speak!””
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “But he spoke not.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can this be death?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he spoke not.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can this be death?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Can this be death?
ELFIE'S
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From this reading POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he spoke not.
HONEYMOONnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then what is life, or death?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then what is life, or death?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he spoke not.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then what is life, or death?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON.
express in speech
From this reading “Speak!”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But he spoke not.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then what is life, or death?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can this be death?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then what is life, or death?
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