Chapter 32 of Old Kensington is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Old Kensington is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHITE WITH GAZING. 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love! --Pendennis. The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark! White is their colour....
Chapter 32 of Old Kensington is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “White is their colour....”
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “WHITE WITH GAZING.”
plural of “harbinger” — something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
From this reading “The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark!”
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!”
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading “'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!”
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading “'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!”
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 “'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading White is their colour....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark!
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading WHITE WITH GAZING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
plural of “harbinger” — something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
From this reading The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading White is their colour....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
immediately past
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
not any; not one
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pendennis.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark!
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Harbingers are come: see, see their mark!
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The tender heart beat no more; it was to have no more pangs, no more doubts, no more griefs and trials: its last throb was love!
a Caucasian
From this reading WHITE WITH GAZING.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHITE WITH GAZING.
Chapter 32 of Old Kensington by Anne Thackeray Ritchie holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 32 holds 413 sentences of Old Kensington, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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