Chapter 1 of The Young Enchanted: A Romantic Story is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Young Enchanted: A Romantic Story is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc. "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions. There is no better than it And now. What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder. The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
Chapter 1 of The Young Enchanted: A Romantic Story is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “_by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.”
third-person singular of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “"This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “_by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “_by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.”
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 “What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.”
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 What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading _by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
third-person singular of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading _by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The wonder is always and Always how there can be A mean man or an infidel."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
above and across; more than
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no better than it And now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This minute that comes to me over the past Decillions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _by arrangement with_ Doubleday-Doran & Company, Inc.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading What behaves well In the past or behaves well To-day is not such a wonder.
Chapter 1 of The Young Enchanted: A Romantic Story by Hugh Walpole holds 299 sentences, grouped into 60 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 299 sentences of The Young Enchanted: A Romantic Story, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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