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The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.
They had been married six months.
Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.
The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.
He was restless Saturday night.
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The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.
/ðə deɪ ʌv ðə ɡreɪt diːd wɑːz wʌn ˈnevər tuː biː fərˈɡɑːt.n̩ baɪ kʊks ˈlɪtəl braɪd/
Line 2
They had been married six months.
/ðeɪ hæd bɪn ˈmerid sɪks mʌnθs/
Line 3
Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.
/iːtʃ ˈaʊər hæd baʊnd ðə ɡɜːrlz hɑːrt ɪn ˈkloʊsər ənd ˈswiːtər bɑːndz/
Line 4
The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.
Line 5
He was restless Saturday night.
/hiː wɑːz ˈrestləs ˈsætərdi naɪt/

Learner Dictionary

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.

blond adjective US /blɑːnd/

being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes

From this reading “The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.”

bonds noun US /bɑːndz/

plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading “Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.”

Cook's noun US /kʊks/

possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food

From this reading “The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.”

girl's noun US /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading “Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.”

kindled adjective US /ˈkɪndəld/

set afire

From this reading “The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.”

restless adjective US /ˈrestləs/

worried and uneasy

From this reading “He was restless Saturday night.”

Saturday noun US /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “He was restless Saturday night.”

sweeter adjective US /ˈswiːtər/

comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading “Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had been married six months.

blondadjectiveUS /blɑːnd/

being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/

plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

bridenounUS /braɪd/

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

closeradverbUS /ˈkloʊsər/

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

Cook'snounUS /kʊks/

possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

deathlessadjective

never dying

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

DeednounUS /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They had been married six months.

handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was restless Saturday night.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

kindledadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndəld/

set afire

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading They had been married six months.

matenounUS /meɪt/

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading They had been married six months.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He was restless Saturday night.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/

worried and uneasy

From this reading He was restless Saturday night.

SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He was restless Saturday night.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading They had been married six months.

sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/

comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Each hour had bound the girl's heart in closer and sweeter bonds.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had been married six months.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The day of the Great Deed was one never to be forgotten by Cook's little bride.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The love that kindled for the handsome blond the day of their first meeting had grown into the deathless passion of the woman for her mate.

Chapter 29 of The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South by Thomas, Jr. Dixon holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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