Chapter 29 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness. * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness. Alway right sorry for our distress! In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.” CHAUCER.
Chapter 29 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “CHAUCER.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading ““With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “Alway right sorry for our distress!”
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading “* * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.””
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.””
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Alway right sorry for our distress!”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.””
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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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alway right sorry for our distress!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading CHAUCER.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
psychological suffering
From this reading Alway right sorry for our distress!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
the property of being comparatively great in weight
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Alway right sorry for our distress!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Alway right sorry for our distress!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading In every manner thus show they ruth, That in them is all goodness and all truth.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With all her might she cloth her business To bringen him out of his heaviness.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading * * * * * Lo here what gentleness these women have, If we could know it for our rudéness.
Chapter 29 of Lover and Husband: A Novel by Mrs. Molesworth holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 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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