Chapter 17 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPRING AND LOVE. It was late in February before the party reached home. Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian. One memorable episode must be related. Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
Chapter 17 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “One memorable episode must be related.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “It was late in February before the party reached home.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.”
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading “Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.”
worth remembering
From this reading “One memorable episode must be related.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “One memorable episode must be related.”
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in addition
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPRING AND LOVE.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One memorable episode must be related.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading One memorable episode must be related.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SPRING AND LOVE.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
worth remembering
From this reading One memorable episode must be related.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One memorable episode must be related.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One memorable episode must be related.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading One memorable episode must be related.
an educational institution
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
that is looked for
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
the season of growth
From this reading SPRING AND LOVE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thurston's business finished he also hastened back and sought out Marian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in February before the party reached home.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Thurston had met Marian not many yards down the lonely forest foot-path, leading from the village school to Old Fields one evening.
Chapter 17 of The Missing Bride by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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