Chapter 8 of A Woman's Will is here in full — 824 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Woman's Will is here in full — 824 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then he kissed her hands. “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so. There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that. You see what I try to be for you.” He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
Chapter 8 of A Woman's Will is here in full — 824 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading “He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Then he kissed her hands.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.”
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 “There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.”
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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 There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You see what I try to be for you.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
in a rueful manner
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
divisible by two
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You see what I try to be for you.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then he kissed her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he kissed her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he kissed her hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Then he kissed her hands.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
the force of workers available
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see what I try to be for you.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Forgive me,” he said, contritely, “I have not meant it so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he kissed her hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see what I try to be for you.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading You see what I try to be for you.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was leaning over her, the blood seemed to be boiling up into her ears.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You see what I try to be for you.”
at the time that
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There in the trees, when you were unconscious, I did not kiss you, I did not touch even your hair,--not thirty men in all Germany had been so good as that.
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