Chapter 29 of A Woman of Yesterday is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of A Woman of Yesterday is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold. I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell. Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small? —EMILY DICKINSON. We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
Chapter 29 of A Woman of Yesterday is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.”
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading “We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!”
United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
From this reading “—EMILY DICKINSON.”
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
From this reading “Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!”
a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading “I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!”
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 “Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?”
excessively large
In this reading “Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
fearless and daring
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
From this reading —EMILY DICKINSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —EMILY DICKINSON.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
From this reading Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.
and nothing more
From this reading Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?
a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
except for; apart from
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I aimed my pebble, but myself Was all the one that fell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Was it Goliath was too large, Or only I too small?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
two times
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all have need of that prayer of the Breton mariner, “Save us, O God!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I took the power in my hand And went against the world; ’Twas not so much as David had, But I was twice as bold.
Chapter 29 of A Woman of Yesterday by Caroline Atwater Mason holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 29 holds 90 sentences of A Woman of Yesterday, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of A Woman of Yesterday by Caroline Atwater Mason exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 90 sentences, grouped into 18 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 18 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 29 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Woman of Yesterday by Caroline Atwater Mason on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4480 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63526 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #63526, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 373 minutes of reading across 896 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Woman of Yesterday section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 39 chapters of A Woman of Yesterday to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Woman of Yesterday, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
