Chapter 14 of A Woman-Hater is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of A Woman-Hater is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I WAS prostrated, stupefied. I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there. But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand. She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her. I made no resistance.
Chapter 14 of A Woman-Hater is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clothing in general
From this reading “She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “I made no resistance.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
clothing in general
From this reading She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
set up or found
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I WAS prostrated, stupefied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made no resistance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
not any; not one
From this reading I made no resistance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I WAS prostrated, stupefied.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading I made no resistance.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading “I WAS prostrated, stupefied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She packed up my clothes, and took me home with her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I WAS prostrated, stupefied.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don't know what I did, or how long I sat there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Cornelia came to congratulate me, and found me there like stone, with the letter in my hand.
Chapter 14 of A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
Chapter 14 holds 245 sentences of A Woman-Hater, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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