Chapter 29 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THURSTON. After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm. I must pass rapidly over several years. Thurston was a new being. He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
Chapter 29 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.”
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading “He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.”
-ing form of “perfect” — make perfect or complete
From this reading “He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.”
existing or coming before
From this reading “After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.”
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading “He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.”
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading “He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.”
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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 After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
later than; following
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Thurston was a new being.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
make calm or still
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must pass rapidly over several years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must pass rapidly over several years.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Thurston was a new being.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
above and across; more than
From this reading I must pass rapidly over several years.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
go across or through
From this reading I must pass rapidly over several years.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
-ing form of “perfect” — make perfect or complete
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
by chance
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
existing or coming before
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
with speed
From this reading I must pass rapidly over several years.
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
determined
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I must pass rapidly over several years.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading After a stormy passage in life comes a long calm, preceding, perhaps, another storm.
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
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From this reading THURSTON.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thurston was a new being.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He resolved to devote his time, talents and means, first of all to carrying on and perfecting those works of education and reform started by Marian in his own neighborhood.
a late time of life
From this reading I must pass rapidly over several years.
Chapter 29 of The Missing Bride by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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