Chapter 19 of Margery Daw is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Margery Daw is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all. Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know; “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go. You do not love me--no; Bid me good-by, and go. Good-by, good-by--’tis better so; Bid me good-by, and go.”
Chapter 19 of Margery Daw is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading ““A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.”
third-person singular of “crave” — have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading ““Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;”
worried and uneasy
From this reading ““Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.”
move upward
From this reading ““Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Good-by, good-by--’tis better so; Bid me good-by, and go.””
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading ““Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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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 “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
(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 “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Good-by, good-by--’tis better so; Bid me good-by, and go.”
propose a payment
From this reading “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
third-person singular of “crave” — have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do not love me--no; Bid me good-by, and go.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.
at any time
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.
a farewell remark
From this reading “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
not any; not one
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
and nothing more
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
worried and uneasy
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
move upward
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Good-by, good-by--’tis better so; Bid me good-by, and go.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Good-by, good-by--’tis better so; Bid me good-by, and go.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Man’s love is like the restless waves, Ever at rise and fall; The only love a woman craves It must be all in all.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “A woman’s heart does not forget-- Bid me good-by, and go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ask me no more if I regret-- You need not care to know;
Chapter 19 of Margery Daw by Bertha M. Clay holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 19 holds 150 sentences of Margery Daw, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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