Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 981, October 15, 1898 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 981, October 15, 1898 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRECIOUSNESS OF TIME. "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc. 12). Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other. I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 981, October 15, 1898 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.”
carry on a conversation
From this reading “Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.”
not able to be found
From this reading “I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.”
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading “"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.”
in a special manner
From this reading “I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.”
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.
anew
In this reading “Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.”
In this reading “Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.”
In this reading “Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.”
In this reading “I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading 12).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
carry on a conversation
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
dearly loved
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
a young female
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
come together
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
not able to be found
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRECIOUSNESS OF TIME.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
From this reading THE PRECIOUSNESS OF TIME.
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
in a special manner
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRECIOUSNESS OF TIME.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE PRECIOUSNESS OF TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
an old word for “to”
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I feel that something specially pleasant would be missing from my own life were our twilight talks to cease.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
From this reading "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Psalm xc.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Once more you, my dear girl friends, and I meet to hold pleasant converse with each other.
Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 981, October 15, 1898 by Various holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 5 holds 157 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 981, October 15, 1898, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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