Chapter 28 of A woman's trust is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of A woman's trust is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARGARET’S ATONEMENT. Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire. “Poor Theresa!” he said, at last. “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this? A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
Chapter 28 of A woman's trust is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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compensation for a wrong
From this reading “MARGARET’S ATONEMENT.”
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading “Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
reduced to liquid form by heating
From this reading “Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.”
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading “Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.”
pay back
From this reading “A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!””
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading ““What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading ““Poor Theresa!” he said, at last.”
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In this reading ““What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?”
In this reading “Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.”
In this reading “Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
(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 Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Poor Theresa!” he said, at last.
compensation for a wrong
From this reading MARGARET’S ATONEMENT.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
feelings of ardent love
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
take in solid food
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Poor Theresa!” he said, at last.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
immediately past
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARGARET’S ATONEMENT.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
reduced to liquid form by heating
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Theresa!” he said, at last.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
pay back
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Poor Theresa!” he said, at last.
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
term of address for a man
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “Poor Theresa!” he said, at last.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
the words that are spoken
From this reading Like a man bereft of all reason, Sir Harold Annesley paced his wife’s room, the words of her last letter seeming to eat into his brain like molten fire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What must have been your mental sufferings to drive you to this?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading A life’s devotion can never repay such wonderful love as yours!”
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