Chapter 23 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three years had passed. All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên. There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come. And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret. Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
Chapter 23 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.”
with great urgency
From this reading “Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.”
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading “Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.”
plural of “rasp” — uttering in an irritated tone
From this reading “There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.”
very small
From this reading “There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.”
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 “Three years had passed.”
as might be expected
In this reading “There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.”
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 And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
with great urgency
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three years had passed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
a form of address for a man
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three years had passed.
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
plural of “rasp” — uttering in an irritated tone
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
in the near future
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
not in physical motion
From this reading Sên had been busy, prosperous and content—keen on his “job,” proud of his wife, desperately fond of her still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three years had passed.
very small
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
precisely as stated
From this reading There had been tiny rasps, of course; but they had been very tiny and had gone almost as soon as they had come.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And neither the man nor his wife had had a regret.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All had gone well with Mr. and Mrs. Sên.
a late time of life
From this reading Three years had passed.
Chapter 23 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên by Louise Jordan Miln holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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