Chapter 3 of Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock. God bless thee! I have no more words, but a heart full of love. THINE OWNEST HUSBAND. Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
Chapter 3 of Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give a benediction to
From this reading “God bless thee!”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.”
according to the clock
From this reading “Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.”
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “THINE OWNEST HUSBAND.”
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 “Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.”
In this reading “Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.”
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 I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
give a benediction to
From this reading God bless thee!
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God bless thee!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THINE OWNEST HUSBAND.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
according to the clock
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THINE OWNEST HUSBAND.
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sophia A. Peabody, Care of Dr. N. Peabody, Boston, Mass.
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading THINE OWNEST HUSBAND.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
up to a particular time
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
except if; if not
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
at the time that
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sweetest, it is my purpose to remain here till Friday, when, unless thou forbiddest me, I shall be with thee at seven o'clock.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I have no more words, but a heart full of love.
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