Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My dear, this is humiliating." "Not at all! I wouldn't have missed it for anything. Think how near we came to seeing them!" "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I wouldn't have missed it for anything.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"My dear, this is humiliating."”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.”
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading “"My dear, this is humiliating."”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I wouldn't have missed it for anything.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Think how near we came to seeing them!"”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Think how near we came to seeing them!"”
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading “"I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Not at all!
any thing at all
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all!
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
Chapter 5 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 by William Dean Howells holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 179 sentences of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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