Chapter 28 of The dark mother is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The dark mother is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why?” “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.” “Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?” “Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David. It is life for a woman to be married, death for a man.”
Chapter 28 of The dark mother is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
terminate
From this reading ““Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.””
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading ““Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading ““Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.””
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading ““Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?””
take in marriage
From this reading ““Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.””
male cat
From this reading ““Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?””
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 ““Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.””
move away or escape suddenly
In this reading ““Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.””
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 It is life for a woman to be married, death for a man.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
terminate
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It is life for a woman to be married, death for a man.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is life for a woman to be married, death for a man.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is life for a woman to be married, death for a man.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is life for a woman to be married, death for a man.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?”
take in marriage
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Marriage has this, dreadful about it, David.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
male cat
From this reading “Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Why, Tom, if one married should one want to break away?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It is life for a woman to be married, death for a man.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because, if you marry that sort, it will be almost impossible for you to break away.”
Chapter 28 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 28 holds 406 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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