Chapter 28 of Vera Nevill is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Vera Nevill is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WEDDING TOUR. Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure. Congreve. We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours? Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
Chapter 28 of Vera Nevill is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading “Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?”
past form of “institute” — set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading “Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?”
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading “Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “A WEDDING TOUR.”
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From this reading “We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?”
plural of “tread” — a step in walking or running
From this reading “Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.”
plural of “wedding” — the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?”
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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 A WEDDING TOUR.
(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 We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)
From this reading Congreve.
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
past form of “institute” — set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
owed as a debt
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
not in physical motion
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading A WEDDING TOUR.
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
plural of “tread” — a step in walking or running
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thus Grief still treads upon the heels of Pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading A WEDDING TOUR.
plural of “wedding” — the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Owing to what delusion were they first instituted?
which person or people
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We all know that weddings are as old as the world, but who is it that invented wedding tours?
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