Chapter 7 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.” CRISTABEL. “Here’s metal more attractive.” HAMLET. AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
Chapter 7 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading ““Here’s metal more attractive.””
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading ““’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.””
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading ““’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.””
provoking horror
From this reading ““’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.””
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “HAMLET.”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading ““Here’s metal more attractive.””
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading ““’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.””
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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In this reading ““’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.””
In this reading “AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “Here’s metal more attractive.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRISTABEL.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
to an extreme degree
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
provoking horror
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading HAMLET.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here’s metal more attractive.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “Here’s metal more attractive.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Here’s metal more attractive.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS she had promised, Marion called the next day to hear Lady Severn’s decision.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Twas frightful there, to see A lady richly clad as she, Beautiful exceedingly.”
Chapter 7 of Lover and Husband: A Novel by Mrs. Molesworth holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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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