Chapter 10 of This marrying is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of This marrying is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony. She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his. It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim. She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love. She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront her.
Chapter 10 of This marrying is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading “She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront her.”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.”
present reasons and arguments
From this reading “She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.”
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 “She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.”
In this reading “She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront her.”
In this reading “It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.”
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 It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront 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 She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.
present reasons and arguments
From this reading She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront her.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
power to direct or determine
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.
having the place or position changed
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
set up or found
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.
be the source of pain
From this reading She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.
and nothing more
From this reading She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront her.
not any; not one
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront her.
a special situation
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She found herself disturbed beyond all control by this love of his.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Horatia made another effort to stop Anthony.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She did not want to hurt Anthony--she did not want to argue about his love.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She merely wanted his love not to exist--not to be there to affront her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It seemed to her that such a thing had no right to exist in the same world with her feeling for Jim.
Chapter 10 of This marrying by Margaret Culkin Banning holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 10 holds 92 sentences of This marrying, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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