Chapter 31 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TAKING COUNSEL. "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim." R. BROWNING. CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning. It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
Chapter 31 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “"It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “R. BROWNING.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “TAKING COUNSEL.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.”
not up to expectations
From this reading “It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.”
plural of “failure” — an act that fails
From this reading “It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.”
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading “CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.”
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.
In this reading “CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.”
In this reading “TAKING COUNSEL.”
In this reading “CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
later than; following
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
next to; at the side of
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading R. BROWNING.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading TAKING COUNSEL.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
not up to expectations
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
plural of “failure” — an act that fails
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
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 "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. BROWNING.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading TAKING COUNSEL.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN LUCAS was in the depths of despair next morning.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It was always thus, after these disappointing failures; but never more thus than now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was not her time to love; beside Her life had many a hope and aim."
Chapter 31 of Miss Devereux, spinster by Agnes Giberne holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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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