Chapter 18 of The discarded daughter is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The discarded daughter is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW-FOUND HEIR. _Ernest._—Which is the bridegroom? _Wilhelm._—Marry! the heir. _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin. The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
Chapter 18 of The discarded daughter is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man who has recently been married
From this reading “_Ernest._—Which is the bridegroom?”
make calm or still
From this reading “The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “THE NEW-FOUND HEIR.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.”
attach to a support
From this reading “The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.”
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading “_—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.”
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 “The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.”
In this reading “_—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.”
In this reading “The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
a man who has recently been married
From this reading _Ernest._—Which is the bridegroom?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
make calm or still
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ernest._—Which is the bridegroom?
a social unit living together
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading THE NEW-FOUND HEIR.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ernest._—Which is the bridegroom?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
take in marriage
From this reading _Wilhelm._—Marry! the heir.
attach to a support
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW-FOUND HEIR.
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the family from the Hollow dined at Mount Calm, by invitation.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW-FOUND HEIR.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Ernest._—Which is the bridegroom?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilhelm._—Marry! the heir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _—Newman._ Magnus had returned home with his cousin.
Chapter 18 of The discarded daughter by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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 18 holds 55 sentences of The discarded daughter, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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