Chapter 3 of How to Cook Husbands is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of How to Cook Husbands is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said: “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.” “Don’t!” I cried again; “don’t say anything more! Let us imagine this unsaid!”
Chapter 3 of How to Cook Husbands is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Let us imagine this unsaid!””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.””
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading ““You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.””
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading “He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:”
not made explicit
From this reading “Let us imagine this unsaid!””
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading ““You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.””
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.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:”
In this reading “He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:”
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anew
From this reading I cried again; “don’t say anything more!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
any thing at all
From this reading I cried again; “don’t say anything more!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried again; “don’t say anything more!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Let us imagine this unsaid!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us imagine this unsaid!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
on one occasion
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
express in words
From this reading I cried again; “don’t say anything more!
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let us imagine this unsaid!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
not made explicit
From this reading Let us imagine this unsaid!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us imagine this unsaid!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came nearer me, and his voice was at once tender and reverent, as he said:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are more than worthy of what I have to offer, which is myself, and all that I have.”
Chapter 3 of How to Cook Husbands by Elizabeth Strong Worthington holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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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