Chapter 25 of A Life For a Love: A Novel is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Life For a Love: A Novel is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Valentine had got a blow. The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her. It had a most curious effect. Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman. The very quality of her voice changed.
Chapter 25 of A Life For a Love: A Novel is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.”
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.”
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading “Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.”
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “The very quality of her voice changed.”
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
From this reading “Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.”
commanding attention
From this reading “Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.”
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “Valentine had got a blow.”
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 “Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.”
In this reading “It had a most curious effect.”
In this reading “It had a most curious effect.”
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 Valentine had got a blow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
exhale hard
From this reading Valentine had got a blow.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It had a most curious effect.
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It had a most curious effect.
at any time
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Valentine had got a blow.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Valentine had got a blow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a most curious effect.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It had a most curious effect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading The very quality of her voice changed.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
commanding attention
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading Valentine had got a blow.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very quality of her voice changed.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The very quality of her voice changed.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first real great blow which had ever been dealt to her.
fully awake
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Instead of stunning or rendering her weak and incapable, it suddenly changed her from a child into a practical and clever and wide-awake woman.
Chapter 25 of A Life For a Love: A Novel by L. T. Meade holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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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