Chapter 7 of The making of a woman is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The making of a woman is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNNIE "A . . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways." * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey. "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
Chapter 7 of The making of a woman is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “. face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “"Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “* * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “* * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “. face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “* * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “. face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “. face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."”
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 “* * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SUNNIE "A .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
dearly loved
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
opinion or judgment
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
and nothing more
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUNNIE "A .
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
in the company of; together with
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading * * * * * "She brought Heaven to us just within the space Of the dear depths of her large dream-like eyes."—Gerald Massey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading . face, with its sweet spirit smiles, Babe wonderings, and little tender ways."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would I might give thee back, my little one, But half the good that I have got from thee!"—H. Coleridge.
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