Chapter 3 of A woman's soul is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A woman's soul is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“IF I SHOULD FAIL.” Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her. Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all? She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress. “Cecil Neville!”
Chapter 3 of A woman's soul is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.”
toward home
From this reading “Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.”
run faster than
From this reading “Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.”
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(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 Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cecil Neville!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
put on clothes
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
not accessible to view
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
toward home
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cecil Neville!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
run faster than
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “IF I SHOULD FAIL.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could almost have persuaded herself that she had, but for the handkerchief hidden in the bosom of her dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had she fallen asleep by the brook and dreamed it all?
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Doris sped homeward, but, fast as she walked, her thoughts seemed to outrun her.
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