Chapter 14 of Their Wedding Journey is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Their Wedding Journey is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O, don't call it so, Basil! I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that. It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up. I knew I couldn't make the advances. I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"
Chapter 14 of Their Wedding Journey is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading “I knew I couldn't make the advances.”
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “"O, don't call it so, Basil!”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"O, don't call it so, Basil!”
associated with women and not with men
From this reading “I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading I knew I couldn't make the advances.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading "O, don't call it so, Basil!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "O, don't call it so, Basil!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
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From this reading I knew I couldn't make the advances.
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From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
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From this reading "O, don't call it so, Basil!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
divisible by two
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
at any time
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
associated with women and not with men
From this reading I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O, don't call it so, Basil!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew I couldn't make the advances.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
engage in
From this reading I knew I couldn't make the advances.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, don't call it so, Basil!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
an angry dispute
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O, don't call it so, Basil!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I knew I couldn't make the advances.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think it is quite feminine to be the first to forgive, is it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was tragical enough with me, for I didn't see how it could ever be made up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should like you to respect even a quarrel of ours more than that.
Chapter 14 of Their Wedding Journey by William Dean Howells holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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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