Chapter 6 of My Wife and I is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of My Wife and I is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLUE MISTS. My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends. What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine. I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory. Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
Chapter 6 of My Wife and I is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a faithful manner
From this reading “I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.”
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading “I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.”
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.”
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading “THE BLUE MISTS.”
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.”
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading “My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.”
of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
From this reading “I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.”
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.
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be restored
In this reading “Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.”
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
In this reading “Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.”
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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 Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
anew
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE BLUE MISTS.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
in a faithful manner
From this reading I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
immediately past
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading THE BLUE MISTS.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE MISTS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
From this reading I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My college course was at last finished satisfactorily to my mother and friends.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What joy there is to be got in college honors was mine.
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Nevertheless I came back home again a sadder if not a wiser man than I went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I studied faithfully and graduated with the valedictory.
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