Chapter 18 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I cannot live without you, Cecily. This bogy of yours shall not separate us. Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold. Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.” A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
Chapter 18 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.””
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.”
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.”
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.”
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading “This bogy of yours shall not separate us.”
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading “A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.”
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 “Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.”
apply thoroughly; think through
In this reading “A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.”
In this reading ““I cannot live without you, Cecily.”
In this reading “Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
have
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot live without you, Cecily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot live without you, Cecily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot live without you, Cecily.
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
immediately past
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I cannot live without you, Cecily.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading A momentary sensation of warmth and light ran through Cecily's cold frame as she read the impassioned sentences.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Surely my love is strong enough to help you to bear whatever the future can hold.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I cannot live without you, Cecily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I cannot live without you, Cecily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Till the last hour of my life I shall be your devoted lover, Tony.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading This bogy of yours shall not separate us.
Chapter 18 of The Crow's Inn tragedy by Annie Haynes holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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