Chapter 12 of Married or single?, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Married or single?, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHITE FLOWERS. As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London. “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.” “So you have, I declare. Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
Chapter 12 of Married or single?, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading ““So you have, I declare.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.””
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.”
usable for a specific purpose
From this reading “As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.”
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.
be restored
In this reading ““I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.””
In this reading “WHITE FLOWERS.”
In this reading “Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.”
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 As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
in the past
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
possessing life
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
dearly loved
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “So you have, I declare.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading WHITE FLOWERS.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
and nothing more
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
a form of address for a man
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
usable for a specific purpose
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you have, I declare.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading As soon as practicable Madeline stole a visit to Mrs. Holt, Mr. West having much business of importance in London.
a Caucasian
From this reading WHITE FLOWERS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have been ill,” she gasped as she tottered into the familiar kitchen, “or I would have come back long ago.”
a late time of life
From this reading Dear heart alive! and aged by years, and just skin and bone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you have, I declare.
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