Chapter 16 of A Mummer's Tale is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Mummer's Tale is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse. The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed. He would not wait any longer. She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him. But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
Chapter 16 of A Mummer's Tale is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “But she dreaded to see the dead man return.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.”
communication between individuals
From this reading “After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.”
an amount of time
From this reading “The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.”
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.”
take up or begin anew
From this reading “After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
later than; following
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
communication between individuals
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
for more time
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
an amount of time
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
take up or begin anew
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
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