Chapter 27 of Wyllard's Weird: A Novel is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Wyllard's Weird: A Novel is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW SUCH THINGS END. "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly. "What could that be? I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy." "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
Chapter 27 of Wyllard's Weird: A Novel is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “"If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “"An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “"If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “HOW SUCH THINGS END.”
made afraid
From this reading “"If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."”
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 “"If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What could that be?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What could that be?
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading HOW SUCH THINGS END.
made afraid
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW SUCH THINGS END.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
engage in
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
recurring again and again
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading HOW SUCH THINGS END.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What could that be?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading HOW SUCH THINGS END.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What could that be?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading "An old desire of her heart," repeated Dora wonderingly.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If that had been so, if she had been single-hearted, she would not have been so easily frightened away from me," argued Bothwell.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am sure she had but one wish in this world, and that was to make your life happy."
Chapter 27 of Wyllard's Weird: A Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 27 holds 161 sentences of Wyllard's Weird: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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