Chapter 9 of Love's Golden Thread is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Love's Golden Thread is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris. "Here? At Hastings? From this hotel?" "Yes, why not?
Chapter 9 of Love's Golden Thread is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “"Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “"Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “"Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “At Hastings?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “From this hotel?"”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “"Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, why not?”
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 or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Hastings?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this hotel?"
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading At Hastings?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading From this hotel?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, why not?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Oh, here, in this dear place, where my happiness has come to me!" said Doris.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Yes, why not?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, why not?
Chapter 9 of Love's Golden Thread by E. C. (Edith C.) Kenyon holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 401 sentences of Love's Golden Thread, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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