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A Mountain Woman

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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There are times,” it ran, when we must do as we must, not as we would.
I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.
I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.
It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.
I tried to make the sacrifice, but I could not.
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A Mountain Woman

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of A Mountain Woman is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.
/ðer ɑːr taɪmz ɪt ræn wen wiː mʌst duː æz wiː mʌst nɑːt æz wiː wʊd/
Line 2
I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.
/aɪ æm ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː duː ˈsʌmθɪŋ aɪ hæv bɪn ˈdrɪvən tuː duː sɪns aɪ left maɪ hoʊm/
Line 3
I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.
/aɪ duː nɑːt liːv ˈeni ˈmesədʒ ʌv lʌv fɔːr juː bɪˈkɔːz juː wʊd nɑːt ker fɔːr ɪt frʌm ə ˈwʊmən soʊ wiːk æz aɪ bʌt ɪt ɪz soʊ ˈiːzi fɔːr juː tuː biː ˈhæpi ðæt aɪ hoʊp ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl juː wɪl fərˈɡet ðə waɪf huː ˈjiːldɪd tuː æn ˈɪnfluːəns pæst rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/
Line 4
It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.
/ɪt meɪ biː ˈmædnəs bʌt aɪ æm nɑːt ɡreɪt ɪˈnʌf tuː ɡɪv ɪt ʌp/
Line 5
I tried to make the sacrifice, but I could not.
/aɪ traɪd tuː meɪk ðə ˈsækrəfaɪs bʌt aɪ kʊd nɑːt/

Learner Dictionary

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driven adjective US /ˈdrɪvən/

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading “I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.”

influence noun US /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading “I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.”

madness noun US /ˈmædnəs/

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading “It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.”

message noun US /ˈmesədʒ/

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading “I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.”

resisting verb US /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/

-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading “I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.”

sacrifice noun US /ˈsækrəfaɪs/

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading “I tried to make the sacrifice, but I could not.”

weak adjective US /wiːk/

wanting in physical strength

From this reading “I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.”

yielded verb US /ˈjiːldɪd/

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading “I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I tried to make the sacrifice, but I could not.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I tried to make the sacrifice, but I could not.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.

messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

resistingverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/

-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

sacrificenounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪs/

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading I tried to make the sacrifice, but I could not.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I am going to do something I have been driven to do since I left my home.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading I tried to make the sacrifice, but I could not.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It may be madness, but I am not great enough to give it up.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/

wanting in physical strength

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “There are times,” it ran, “when we must do as we must, not as we would.

yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I do not leave any message of love for you, because you would not care for it from a woman so weak as I. But it is so easy for you to be happy that I hope in a little while you will forget the wife who yielded to an influence past resisting.

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