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A Virgin Heart: A Novel

Chapter XII

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Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.
A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.
He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.
He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.
By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.
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A Virgin Heart: A Novel

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of A Virgin Heart: A Novel is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.
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A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.
/ə ˈhʌndrəd taɪmz ə deɪ hiː θɔːt ʌv roʊz/
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He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.
/hiː wɑːz nɑːt ɪn lʌv wɪð ðə ˈwʊmən hiː wɑːz ɪn lʌv wɪð hɜːr lʌv/
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He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.
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By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

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amour noun US /ˌɑːˈmuːr/

a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

From this reading “By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.”

confiding adjective US /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/

willing to entrust personal matters

From this reading “He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.”

evoked adjective US /ɪˈvoʊkt/

called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

From this reading “By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.”

ingenuous adjective US /ˌɪnˈdʒenjuːəs/

characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

From this reading “He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.”

innocently adverb US /ˈɪnəsəntli/

in a not unlawful manner

From this reading “He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.”

inspire verb US /ˌɪnˈspaɪr/

heighten or intensify

From this reading “By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.”

superstitious adjective US /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

From this reading “By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.”

willingly adverb US /ˈwɪlɪŋli/

in a willing manner

From this reading “By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

hundred times noun + noun

In this reading “A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.”

whole body adjective + noun

In this reading “He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.”

almost superstitious adverb + adjective

In this reading “By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.”

with patience preposition + noun

In this reading “Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.”

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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 Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/

regarded with admiration

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

amournounUS /ˌɑːˈmuːr/

a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

confidingadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/

willing to entrust personal matters

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

evokedadjectiveUS /ɪˈvoʊkt/

called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

forcenounUS /fɔːrs/

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

helpedverbUS /helpt/

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.

Hervart

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From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.

ingenuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʒenjuːəs/

characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

innocentlyadverbUS /ˈɪnəsəntli/

in a not unlawful manner

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

inspireverbUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪr/

heighten or intensify

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/

a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

Leonor

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From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

MeanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

patiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

Robinvast

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From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

superstitiousadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

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

From this reading A hundred times a day he thought of Rose.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/

in a willing manner

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He was not in love with the woman, he was in love with her love.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading He saw her as she had appeared to him in the wood at Robinvast, with her whole desire, her whole will, her whole body, turned innocently toward M. Hervart and he felt no jealousy; on the contrary, he admired the ingenuous force of so confiding, so powerful a love.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading By having been able to inspire such a love M. Hervart evoked in him an almost superstitious respect; he would willingly have helped him in his amour.

woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Meanwhile Leonor had received a wound which he could not support with patience.

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