Chapter 19 of A Woman of Thirty is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Woman of Thirty is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision. “Helene!” “Father!” They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s. “Were you on board that vessel?”
Chapter 19 of A Woman of Thirty is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make certain of
From this reading ““What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ““Were you on board that vessel?””
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading ““What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading ““Were you on board that vessel?””
a vivid mental image
From this reading ““What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
make certain of
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father!”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
not any; not one
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
Chapter 19 of A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 150 sentences of A Woman of Thirty, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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