Chapter 4 of Lodore, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Lodore, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us. BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. The week passed on. It was the month of January, and very cold. A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
Chapter 4 of Lodore, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading “BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.”
congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
From this reading “A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.”
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading “BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “It was the month of January, and very cold.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.”
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.
In this reading “It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.”
place into the hands or custody of
In this reading “The week passed on.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
confined by bonds
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was the month of January, and very cold.
congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
a social unit living together
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading It was the month of January, and very cold.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was the month of January, and very cold.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the month of January, and very cold.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The week passed on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The week passed on.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The week passed on.
a special situation
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
a source of difficulty
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was the month of January, and very cold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the month of January, and very cold.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week passed on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A black frost bound up every thing with ice, and the piercing air congealed the very blood.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It does much trouble me to live without you: Our loves and loving souls have been so used To one household in us.
Chapter 4 of Lodore, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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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