Chapter 34 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?” Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference. “While I live,” Sên King-lo answered. “Yet it tortures thee to go.” “It tortures me,” he said.
Chapter 34 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
From this reading ““Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?””
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading “Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Yet it tortures thee to go.””
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.”
plural of “torture” — extreme mental distress
From this reading ““Yet it tortures thee to go.””
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?””
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 “Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “While I live,” Sên King-lo answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Yet it tortures thee to go.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It tortures me,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “While I live,” Sên King-lo answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yet it tortures thee to go.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “While I live,” Sên King-lo answered.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “While I live,” Sên King-lo answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It tortures me,” he said.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It tortures me,” he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “While I live,” Sên King-lo answered.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Yet it tortures thee to go.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
plural of “torture” — extreme mental distress
From this reading “Yet it tortures thee to go.”
during the time that
From this reading “While I live,” Sên King-lo answered.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou wilt cleave to her then, my son?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ya Tin asked gravely, as they sat alone at midnight conference.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it tortures thee to go.”
Chapter 34 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên by Louise Jordan Miln holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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