Chapter 3 of The cup is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The cup is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I knew it would come to this. She has beggared him. I always knew it would come to this! (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle. Stops and stares at our cottage.
Chapter 3 of The cup is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “(_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Stops and stares at our cottage.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “(_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “(_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.”
take up or begin anew
From this reading “(_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.”
plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide
From this reading “Stops and stares at our cottage.”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “Stops and stares at our cottage.”
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 “Stops and stares at our cottage.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “(_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.”
move upward
In this reading “(_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I always knew it would come to this!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stops and stares at our cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has beggared him.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I knew it would come to this.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Stops and stares at our cottage.
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has beggared him.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has beggared him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew it would come to this.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew it would come to this.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew it would come to this.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Stops and stares at our cottage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
take up or begin anew
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has beggared him.
plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide
From this reading Stops and stares at our cottage.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading Stops and stares at our cottage.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I knew it would come to this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew it would come to this.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading (_Goes up to table as if to resume darning, and looks out of window._) Why, as I live, there is Monna Giovanna coming down the hill from the castle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew it would come to this.
Chapter 3 of The cup by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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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