Chapter 18 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAT’S TEMPTATION. “I am very thankful to you, sir. I shall visit papa soon again. I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away. You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
Chapter 18 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.”
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “I shall visit papa soon again.”
possessive form of “pat” — the sound made by a gentle blow
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “PAT’S TEMPTATION.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading ““I am very thankful to you, sir.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
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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In this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
In this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
In this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
come to pass
In this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.”
In this reading “I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.”
In this reading “You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.”
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.
anew
From this reading I shall visit papa soon again.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am very thankful to you, sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am very thankful to you, sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading I shall visit papa soon again.
possessive form of “pat” — the sound made by a gentle blow
From this reading PAT’S TEMPTATION.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall visit papa soon again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
term of address for a man
From this reading “I am very thankful to you, sir.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
in the near future
From this reading I shall visit papa soon again.
carry out
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading PAT’S TEMPTATION.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I am very thankful to you, sir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am very thankful to you, sir.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I am very thankful to you, sir.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I shall visit papa soon again.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
at the time that
From this reading I hope that I may be allowed to see him any time when I can get away.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You see, sister is making arrangements for her marriage, to take place in six weeks, and she and mother will be away from home at different times.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am very thankful to you, sir.
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