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Let Us Kiss and Part

Chapter XIX · “I Loved Her Always.”

Chapter XIX of Let Us Kiss and Part, ““I Loved Her Always.”,” is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.
The last words must be hurried, and he continued:
“If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.
Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.
Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.
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Let Us Kiss and Part

Chapter XIX · “I Loved Her Always.”

Chapter XIX of Let Us Kiss and Part, ““I Loved Her Always.”,” is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.
Line 2
The last words must be hurried, and he continued:
/ðə læst wɜːrdz mʌst biː ˈhɜːrid ənd hiː kənˈtɪnjuːd/
Line 3
“If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.
Line 4
Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.
/tel hɜːr juː ɑːr hɜːr ˈdɔːtər sent tuː hɜːr æt læst baɪ hɜːr ˈerɪŋ ˈhʌzbənd/
Line 5
Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

daughter noun US /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading “Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.”

erring adjective US /ˈerɪŋ/

capable of making an error

From this reading “Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.”

escape noun US /ɪˈskeɪp/

the act of escaping physically

From this reading ““If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.”

horror noun US /ˈhɔːrər/

intense and profound fear

From this reading ““If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.”

hurried adjective US /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading “The last words must be hurried, and he continued:”

husband noun US /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading “Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.”

Leon noun US /ˈliːɑːn/

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

From this reading “Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.”

York noun US /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading ““If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

last words adjective + noun

In this reading “The last words must be hurried, and he continued:”

beautiful face adjective + noun

In this reading “Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.”

last hour adjective + noun

In this reading “Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

Dalrymple

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

Dalrymple's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

erringadjectiveUS /ˈerɪŋ/

capable of making an error

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/

the act of escaping physically

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/

intense and profound fear

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

Jessie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

Lyndon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

TellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Tell her you are her daughter, sent to her at last by her erring husband.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Tell her that in his last hour Leon Dalrymple’s heart was true to her as from the first hour he saw her beautiful face.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Leon Lyndon knew that his time was short.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading The last words must be hurried, and he continued:

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “If you escape this horror, Jessie, go to New York to Mrs. Dalrymple.

Chapter 19 of Let Us Kiss and Part by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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