Chapter 2 of Widows grave and otherwise is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Widows grave and otherwise is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?” “No. But you can be my second mate.” —Exchange. June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life. —Edward Stanton Martin.
Chapter 2 of Widows grave and otherwise is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?””
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
From this reading “June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “—Exchange.”
plural of “inducement” — a positive motivational influence
From this reading “June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?””
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading ““No. But you can be my second mate.””
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “—Edward Stanton Martin.”
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?””
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In this reading ““No. But you can be my second mate.””
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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 June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No. But you can be my second mate.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No. But you can be my second mate.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
a person who is in charge
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading —Edward Stanton Martin.
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading —Exchange.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
plural of “inducement” — a positive motivational influence
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
take in marriage
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading —Edward Stanton Martin.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “No. But you can be my second mate.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No. But you can be my second mate.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. But you can be my second mate.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “No. But you can be my second mate.”
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading —Edward Stanton Martin.
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
coming next after the twenty-seventh in position
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
coming next after the twenty-eighth in position
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading June Twenty-ninth One of the chief inducements to marry a widow is the conversation that ought to result from her enlarged experience of life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No. But you can be my second mate.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading June Twenty-eighth “Ah, sweetest one, may I be your captain and guide your bark down the sea of life?”
Chapter 2 of Widows grave and otherwise by Cora D. [Compiler] Willmarth holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 430 sentences of Widows grave and otherwise, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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