Chapter 20 of The deserted wife is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The deserted wife is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child. She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.” MRS. WELBY. There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
Chapter 20 of The deserted wife is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of extreme happiness
From this reading “She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.””
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.””
third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.””
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
From this reading “She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.””
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.”
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading ““She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.”
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading “She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.””
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading ““She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.”
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 “She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.””
In this reading ““She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.”
In this reading “She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.””
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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 “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
the act of departing
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was going to be another great day at Heath Hall; a breakfast, dinner, and ball.
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From this reading WELBY.
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading “She is all simplicity, A creature meek and mild, Though on the eve of womanhood In heart a very child.
but in spite of that
From this reading She dwells among us like a star, That from its bower of bliss, Looks down, yet gathers not a stain From aught it sees in this.”
Chapter 20 of The deserted wife by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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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