Chapter 5 of The eternal moment, and other stories is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The eternal moment, and other stories is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Were they unhappy together then?" "They loved each other, but love is not happiness. We can all get love. Love is nothing. I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
Chapter 5 of The eternal moment, and other stories is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “"They loved each other, but love is not happiness.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"They loved each other, but love is not happiness.”
held dear
From this reading “"They loved each other, but love is not happiness.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “"Were they unhappy together then?"”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “"Were they unhappy together then?"”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.”
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 “I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.”
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.
(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 We can all get love.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can all get love.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We can all get love.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
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 had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
held dear
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Love is nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "They loved each other, but love is not happiness.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Were they unhappy together then?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Were they unhappy together then?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Were they unhappy together then?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading "Were they unhappy together then?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can all get love.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were they unhappy together then?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had two people to work for now, for she was like him in everything--one never knew which of them was speaking.
Chapter 5 of The eternal moment, and other stories by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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