The Daughter Pays

Chapter XXI

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THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER "_Take back the love you gave, I claim Only a memory of the same; With this beside, if you will not blame, Your leave for one more last ride with me._"--Browning.

For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.

She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

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The Daughter Pays

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The Daughter Pays is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER "_Take back the love you gave, I claim Only a memory of the same; With this beside, if you will not blame, Your leave for one more last ride with me._"--Browning.

Line 2

For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

/fɔːr ten deɪz mɔːr vərˈdʒɪnjəz laɪf ˈfloʊtəd əˈpɑːn ə ˈsʌmər siː/

Line 3

She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.

Line 4

She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

/ʃiː wɑːz əˈweɪ frʌm ɡɔːnt ənd hɪz ˈletərz meɪd noʊ dɪˈmænd əˈpɑːn hɜːr/

Line 5

He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

/hiː ˈnevər ˈmenʃənd ðə deɪt ɔːr ˈiːvɪn əˈluːdɪd tuː ðə fækt ʌv hɜːr rɪˈtɜːrn/

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alluded verb US /əˈluːdɪd/

past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading “He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.”

Browning noun US /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading “THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER "_Take back the love you gave, I claim Only a memory of the same; With this beside, if you will not blame, Your leave for one more last ride with me._"--Browning.”

date noun US /deɪt/

the specified day of the month

From this reading “He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.”

demand noun US /dɪˈmænd/

an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading “She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.”

floated verb US /ˈfloʊtəd/

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading “For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.”

Gaunt adjective US /ɡɔːnt/

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading “She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.”

Pansy noun US /ˈpænzi/

large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

From this reading “She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.”

Virginia's noun US /vərˈdʒɪnjəz/

possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading “For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

ten days noun + noun

In this reading “For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.”

summer sea noun + noun

In this reading “For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.”

RIDE TOGETHER verb + particle

In this reading “THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER "_Take back the love you gave, I claim Only a memory of the same; With this beside, if you will not blame, Your leave for one more last ride with me._"--Browning.”

For ten preposition + noun

In this reading “For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER "_Take back the love you gave, I claim Only a memory of the same; With this beside, if you will not blame, Your leave for one more last ride with me._"--Browning.

alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/

past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

blameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

claimnounUS /kleɪm/

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

datenounUS /deɪt/

the specified day of the month

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/

an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

GauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

Gerald

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From this reading She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

PansynounUS /ˈpænzi/

large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

From this reading She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

RIDEverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

TakeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He never mentioned the date, or even alluded to the fact, of her return.

TOGETHERadverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

Tony

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had Tony, she had Pansy, she had Gerald.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

Virginia'snounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjəz/

possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading For ten days more Virginia's life floated upon a summer sea.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was away from Gaunt, and his letters made no demand upon her.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

Chapter 21 of The Daughter Pays by Baillie, Mrs. Reynolds holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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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Chapter 21 holds 326 sentences of The Daughter Pays, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.

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