Chapter 2 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOO LATE. Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be! Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me? Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh! I had my day!
Chapter 2 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “TOO LATE.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “TOO LATE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I had my day!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had my day!
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading TOO LATE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
joined in matrimony
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had my day!
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
cut with a saw
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
express in words
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come, but there is naught to say, Married eyes with mine have met, Silence, oh!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading TOO LATE.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ay, I saw her--we have met-- Married eyes how sweet they be!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you happier, Margaret, Than you might have been with me?
Chapter 2 of The Senator's Bride by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 2 holds 207 sentences of The Senator's Bride, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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