Chapter 35 of The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE. The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society. No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No." Vernon was a public man. He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.
Chapter 35 of The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE.”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.”
becoming infected
From this reading “No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.”
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 “No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."”
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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 Vernon was a public man.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
becoming infected
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
a female human offspring
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
full of life and energy
From this reading THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Vernon was a public man.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
a brief written record
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He belonged to the public, and his marriage must be a public one.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Vernon was a public man.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE LIVELY BEE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading No matter how quiet the contracting parties wished it to be, the people said, "No."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The marriage of Harry Vernon with the daughter of Colonel Jones was an event of note in Washington society.
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