Chapter 16 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The._ No! He loved her well. That was his touch of Heaven. O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it. I go.
Chapter 16 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “That was his touch of Heaven.”
held dear
From this reading “He loved her well.”
express in words
From this reading “O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “That was his touch of Heaven.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “He loved her well.”
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 “That was his touch of Heaven.”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He loved her well.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading That was his touch of Heaven.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He loved her well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was his touch of Heaven.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
held dear
From this reading He loved her well.
not any; not one
From this reading _The._ No!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was his touch of Heaven.
express in words
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was his touch of Heaven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The._ No!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading That was his touch of Heaven.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was his touch of Heaven.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He loved her well.
which person or people
From this reading O, who had cause but---- _Oc._ Do not say it.
Chapter 16 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas by Olive Tilford Dargan holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 16 holds 417 sentences of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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