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Chapter 3 of A Divided Heart, and Other Stories is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My wife still remained silent. Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks. 'I have known it since yesterday,' she said. 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?' "'Oh, child,' I said, 'you have always seen ghosts.
Chapter 3 of A Divided Heart, and Other Stories is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “"'Oh, child,' I said, 'you have always seen ghosts.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “'I have known it since yesterday,' she said.”
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In this reading “"My wife still remained silent.”
In this reading “'I have known it since yesterday,' she said.”
In this reading “'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "'Oh, child,' I said, 'you have always seen ghosts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
a young person of either sex
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "'Oh, child,' I said, 'you have always seen ghosts.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have known it since yesterday,' she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
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From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have known it since yesterday,' she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I have known it since yesterday,' she said.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
apprehended with certainty
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My wife still remained silent.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "'Oh, child,' I said, 'you have always seen ghosts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "My wife still remained silent.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I have known it since yesterday,' she said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "'Oh, child,' I said, 'you have always seen ghosts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "My wife still remained silent.
from a time in the past until now
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not in physical motion
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then, rising, she came and threw her arms around me, and kissed me on both cheeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Will you believe that I was weak enough to fear how you might receive it?'
wanting in physical strength
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a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "My wife still remained silent.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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the day immediately before today
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the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 3 of A Divided Heart, and Other Stories by Paul Heyse holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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