Chapter 18 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself. The night alone had restored him. And the need to be alone still was his greatest need. He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa. He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
Chapter 18 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.”
highest in quality
From this reading “And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “The night alone had restored him.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading “He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.”
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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 Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
highest in quality
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
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From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
and nothing more
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
not in physical motion
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
Chapter 18 of Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 329 sentences, grouped into 66 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 18 holds 329 sentences of Aaron's Rod, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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