Chapter 14 of The Passionate Elopement is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Passionate Elopement is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I love you, Amor, I love you." "My Phyllida." "Amor, dear, dear Amor." "'Tis not my name, dear one." "'Tis the name you told me."
Chapter 14 of The Passionate Elopement is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “"I love you, Amor, I love you."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Amor, dear, dear Amor."”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"I love you, Amor, I love you."”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"'Tis not my name, dear one."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"'Tis not my name, dear one."”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"'Tis not my name, dear one."”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “"'Tis the name you told me."”
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(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading "I love you, Amor, I love you."
dearly loved
From this reading "Amor, dear, dear Amor."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love you, Amor, I love you."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I love you, Amor, I love you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Tis the name you told me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My Phyllida."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "'Tis not my name, dear one."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Tis not my name, dear one."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'Tis not my name, dear one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My Phyllida."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Tis the name you told me."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis not my name, dear one."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "'Tis the name you told me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I love you, Amor, I love you."
Chapter 14 of The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 14 holds 431 sentences of The Passionate Elopement, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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