Chapter 24 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Your mother!—I am very, very sorry. Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too. Yes, they are perfectly kind. We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure. Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
Chapter 24 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 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.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.”
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.”
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
From this reading “Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.”
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Yes, they are perfectly kind.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Your mother!—I am very, very sorry.”
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.
work for or be a servant to
In this reading “Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.”
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.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Your mother!—I am very, very sorry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, they are perfectly kind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your mother!—I am very, very sorry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Yes, they are perfectly kind.
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your mother!—I am very, very sorry.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Yes, they are perfectly kind.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Your mother!—I am very, very sorry.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure.
express in words
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, they are perfectly kind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
precisely as stated
From this reading Your mother!—I am very, very sorry.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We must love them well:—and _I_ shall, I am sure.
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it be better and kinder to wait on _her_ account?—tell me that too.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, they are perfectly kind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Kenyon sends the ‘Fawn,’ _which IS Landor’s Fawn_, and desires me to send it to you when I have done with it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother!—I am very, very sorry.
Chapter 24 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 by Robert Browning holds 477 sentences, grouped into 96 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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