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Chapter 7 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow. It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off." "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts." "Oh! I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.
Chapter 7 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “"Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.”
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.”
march in a procession
From this reading “I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “"Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
march in a procession
From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
express in words
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
(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 "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.
Chapter 7 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 by William Dean Howells holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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