Chapter 3 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He read it, and gave it back to her. "There doesn't seem to be very much in it." "That's it! Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?" "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
Chapter 3 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “He read it, and gave it back to her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “"I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “"I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “He read it, and gave it back to her.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"There doesn't seem to be very much in it."”
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 Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
later than; following
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
(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 Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
any thing at all
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much in it."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much in it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much in it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much in it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it!
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much in it."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He read it, and gave it back to her.
precisely as stated
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much in it."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I always hoped you hadn't done anything for her, but if you have, why should she give herself away on paper?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you think I had a right to there being something in it, after all I did for her?"
Chapter 3 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 by William Dean Howells holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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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