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Mary Lee

Chapter XXII · I Say Good-Bye

Chapter XXII of Mary Lee, “I Say Good-Bye,” is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.
I was to leave early next morning.
Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.
At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.
If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.
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Mary Lee

Chapter XXII · I Say Good-Bye

Chapter XXII of Mary Lee, “I Say Good-Bye,” is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.
Line 2
I was to leave early next morning.
/aɪ wɑːz tuː liːv ˈɜːrli nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
Line 3
Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.
Line 4
At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.
/æt maɪ læst ˈbreɪkɪŋ ʌv bred ˈmeni əˈluːʒənz wɜːr meɪd ɪn prer tuː maɪ dɪˈpɑːrtʃər fɔːr ˈfɔːrən lændz/
Line 5
If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.
/ɪf aɪ wɑːz nɑːt ˈɡoʊɪŋ ðer əˈvaʊədli ɪn hɪz ˈsɜːrvəs nʌn ðə les let hɪz ˈsɜːrvəs biː maɪ tʃiːf eɪm ənd ˈefərt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

aim verb US /eɪm/

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading “If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.”

allusions noun US /əˈluːʒənz/

plural of “allusion” — passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading “At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.”

April noun US /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading “The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.”

avowedly adverb US /əˈvaʊədli/

by open declaration

From this reading “If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.”

departure noun US /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading “At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.”

foreign adjective US /ˈfɔːrən/

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading “At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.”

lands noun US /lændz/

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading “At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.”

prayer noun US /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading “At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “I was to leave early next morning.”

foreign lands adjective + noun counted as “foreign land”

In this reading “At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.”

last day adjective + noun

(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

In this reading “The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

aimverbUS /eɪm/

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

allusionsnounUS /əˈluːʒənz/

plural of “allusion” — passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

avowedlyadverbUS /əˈvaʊədli/

by open declaration

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

BreadnounUS /bred/

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

BreakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

the act of breaking something

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading I was to leave early next morning.

effortnounUS /ˈefərt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

foreignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was to leave early next morning.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

landsnounUS /lændz/

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading I was to leave early next morning.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I was to leave early next morning.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I was to leave early next morning.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

prayernounUS /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

showeryadjective

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

Southampton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

Tawborough

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The last day arrived, a bright showery Sunday in April.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading If I was not going there avowedly in His service, none the less let His service be my chief aim and effort.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I was to leave early next morning.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was to leave early next morning.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At my last Breaking of Bread many allusions were made in prayer to my departure for foreign lands.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Lord Tawborough would see me as far as Southampton.

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