Chapter 17 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"TO BE, OR NOT TO BE." Ah, me! what matter? The world goes round. And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long. --MISS MULOCH.
Chapter 17 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading “And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.”
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading “And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “The world goes round.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.”
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 “The world goes round.”
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From this reading Ah, me! what matter?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "TO BE, OR NOT TO BE."
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
set up or found
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The world goes round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
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 And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Ah, me! what matter?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, me! what matter?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading --MISS MULOCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --MISS MULOCH.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "TO BE, OR NOT TO BE."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "TO BE, OR NOT TO BE."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The world goes round.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
not in physical motion
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world goes round.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "TO BE, OR NOT TO BE."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ah, me! what matter?
at the time that
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world goes round.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And bliss and bale are but outside things; I never can lose what in him I found, Though love be sorrow with half-grown wings; And if love flies when we are young, Why life is still not long--not long.
Chapter 17 of The Senator's Bride by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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