Chapter 14 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNWILLING WITNESS. "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again." C. KINGSLEY. "INDOORS, my love? That is right.
Chapter 14 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
within a building
From this reading “"INDOORS, my love?”
express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “AN UNWILLING WITNESS.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “AN UNWILLING WITNESS.”
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
anew
In this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
move upward
In this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “"The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."”
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anew
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNWILLING WITNESS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. KINGSLEY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
within a building
From this reading "INDOORS, my love?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is right.
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From this reading C. KINGSLEY.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "INDOORS, my love?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "INDOORS, my love?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
not any; not one
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
above and across; more than
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
precisely, exactly
From this reading That is right.
express through a scornful smile
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
the rays of the sun
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading AN UNWILLING WITNESS.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading AN UNWILLING WITNESS.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading "The world goes up, and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterday's sneer, and yesterday's frown Can never come over again, Sweet wife: No, never come over again."
Chapter 14 of Miss Devereux, spinster by Agnes Giberne holds 261 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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