Chapter 5 of One Woman's Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of One Woman's Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally. "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity. "That's a pity. It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire. They don't grow on every bush."
Chapter 5 of One Woman's Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading “"Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “They don't grow on every bush."”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading “"Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “"Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “"So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.”
in a nasal manner
From this reading “"So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.”
past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp
From this reading “"So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.”
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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 "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
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From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading They don't grow on every bush."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They don't grow on every bush."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
a young female
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They don't grow on every bush."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
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From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
take in marriage
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
in a nasal manner
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They don't grow on every bush."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "That's a pity.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It ain't every day a poor girl can marry a millionaire.
past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a pity.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don't grow on every bush."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Our engagement has been broken," Milly acknowledged with dignity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you and your young man had a falling out, Milly," Mrs. Haggenash rasped nasally.
Chapter 5 of One Woman's Life by Robert Herrick holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 418 sentences of One Woman's Life, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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