Chapter 17 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre. "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored." To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things. What you call the big things in life are accidents. And, oh!
Chapter 17 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “What you call the big things in life are accidents.”
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “"Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.”
disregarded
From this reading “"Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."”
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading “THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.”
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In this reading “To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.”
In this reading “To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.”
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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 To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading What you call the big things in life are accidents.
(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 THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, oh!
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What you call the big things in life are accidents.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What you call the big things in life are accidents.
a young person of either sex
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
disregarded
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What you call the big things in life are accidents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
absolutely essential
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And, oh!
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
inferior in rank or status
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Life is made up of bigger things; the little ones should be ignored."
precisely as stated
From this reading THE APPLE OF DISCORD "It is all very petty, my child," said the padre.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you call the big things in life are accidents.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading To which Nora replied: "To a woman, the little things are everything; they are the daily routine, the expected, the necessary things.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you call the big things in life are accidents.
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