Chapter 2 of The School for Husbands is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The School for Husbands is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ERG. Then she does not yet know that you love her? VAL. It is a point on which I am not informed. Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
Chapter 2 of The School for Husbands is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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every day; without missing a day
From this reading “Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “It is a point on which I am not informed.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.”
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading “Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.”
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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 It is a point on which I am not informed.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
From this reading ERG.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
cut with a saw
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
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From this reading VAL.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever the churl took this fair one, she always saw me like a shadow behind her; my looks daily tried to explain to her the violence of my love.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a point on which I am not informed.
but in spite of that
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then she does not yet know that you love her?
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