Chapter 2 of More Stories of Married Life is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of More Stories of Married Life is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Isn’t it heavenly! I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute. I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?” “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation. She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
Chapter 2 of More Stories of Married Life is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading “She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.”
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
From this reading ““No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading ““Isn’t it heavenly!”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?””
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?””
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
From this reading ““No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.”
defying expression or description
From this reading ““No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.”
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 “I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.”
In this reading “I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?””
In this reading “She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.”
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 I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
clothing in general
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
From this reading “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
a quick look
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
only a very short time before
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “Isn’t it heavenly!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn’t it heavenly!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Isn’t it heavenly!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
above and across; more than
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She controlled herself with an effort as she rose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
the season of growth
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
From this reading “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
defying expression or description
From this reading “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No, they don’t,” said Mrs. Thatcher, with unspeakable exasperation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I saw you out here and couldn’t resist coming over for a minute.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ve been sewing so hard on the children’s spring clothes, I’ve hardly had a glimpse of you for a week.—Your plants need water, don’t they?”
Chapter 2 of More Stories of Married Life by Mary Stewart Cutting holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 2 holds 442 sentences of More Stories of Married Life, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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