Chapter 18 of A Virgin Heart: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of A Virgin Heart: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure. He saw that evening that it had succeeded. Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow. She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated. Finally, it was obvious that she had been crying.
Chapter 18 of A Virgin Heart: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “Finally, it was obvious that she had been crying.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “Finally, it was obvious that she had been crying.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “He saw that evening that it had succeeded.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.”
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 “Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.”
In this reading “Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.”
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 Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Finally, it was obvious that she had been crying.
demanding attention
From this reading Finally, it was obvious that she had been crying.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
showing sorrow
From this reading Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.
take in solid food
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He saw that evening that it had succeeded.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, it was obvious that she had been crying.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw that evening that it had succeeded.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw that evening that it had succeeded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw that evening that it had succeeded.
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From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Finally, it was obvious that she had been crying.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
recurring again and again
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw that evening that it had succeeded.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Rose looked like a shadow, a dolorous shadow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
be seated
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading He saw that evening that it had succeeded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw that evening that it had succeeded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
except if; if not
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
look attentively
From this reading Leonor was on the watch for the effect of his cure.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She forgot to eat, and would sit looking into the void, her hand on her glass; she did not reply to questions unless they were repeated.
Chapter 18 of A Virgin Heart: A Novel by Remy de Gourmont holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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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