Chapter 16 of Ruth Hall is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Ruth Hall is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, Mis. Hall, you have got your answer. Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter. "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse. "What of that?
Chapter 16 of Ruth Hall is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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disposed to please
From this reading “"I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “"I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Hall, you have got your answer.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “"I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.”
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading “"Well, Mis.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “"I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.”
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 “"I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “"I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.”
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.
disposed to please
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
react verbally
From this reading Hall, you have got your answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Hall, you have got your answer.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Hall, you have got your answer.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hall, you have got your answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
immediately past
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading "Well, Mis.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What of that?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What of that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
(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 "Well, Mis.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What of that?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth won't part with the children," said the doctor, as he refolded Mr. Ellet's letter.
a late time of life
From this reading "I believe you have lived with me forty years, come last January, haven't you, doctor?" said his amiable spouse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hall, you have got your answer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hall, you have got your answer.
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