Chapter 8 of The Journal to Eliza and Various Letters by Laurence Sterne and Elizabeth is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Journal to Eliza and Various Letters by Laurence Sterne and Elizabeth is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY DEAR ELIZA! OH! I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee. Nothing so pernicious as white lead. Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
Chapter 8 of The Journal to Eliza and Various Letters by Laurence Sterne and Elizabeth is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.”
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.”
feel grief
From this reading “I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Nothing so pernicious as white lead.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.”
exceedingly harmful
From this reading “Nothing so pernicious as white lead.”
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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be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.”
In this reading “Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.”
In this reading “I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing so pernicious as white lead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR ELIZA!
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR ELIZA!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
a young female
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
feel grief
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Nothing so pernicious as white lead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR ELIZA!
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing so pernicious as white lead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading OH!
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
exceedingly harmful
From this reading Nothing so pernicious as white lead.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing so pernicious as white lead.
in the near future
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
carry out
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
a Caucasian
From this reading Nothing so pernicious as white lead.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I grieve for your cabin.—And the fresh painting will be enough to destroy every nerve about thee.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Take care of yourself, dear girl; and sleep not in it too soon.
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