Chapter 1 of The Three Brides is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Three Brides is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!" "What case, boys?" "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law." "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied." "As too many suns in one sphere."
Chapter 1 of The Three Brides is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"”
plural of “couple” — a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"”
plural of “daughter-in-law” — the wife of your son
From this reading “"Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."”
the process of flowing in
From this reading “"Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"”
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “"I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."”
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “"As too many suns in one sphere."”
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “"As too many suns in one sphere."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "What case, boys?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
plural of “couple” — a pair who associate with one another
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
plural of “daughter-in-law” — the wife of your son
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As too many suns in one sphere."
the process of flowing in
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "As too many suns in one sphere."
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading "As too many suns in one sphere."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "As too many suns in one sphere."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I suspect the daughters-in-law think themselves more to be pitied."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "As too many suns in one sphere."
in the direction of
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What case, boys?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is sure another Flood toward, that so many couples are coming to the Ark.--As You Like It "Ah! it is a pitiable case!"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Yours, mother, with such an influx of daughters-in-law."
Chapter 1 of The Three Brides by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 1 holds 163 sentences of The Three Brides, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Three Brides by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Three Brides by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 8842 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12485 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #12485, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1769 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Three Brides section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 36 chapters of The Three Brides to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Three Brides, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
