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Chapter 5 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on. He continued to walk, as well. She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death. "Let me go," she said. "Don't dare to hold me like this!"
Chapter 5 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"Don't dare to hold me like this!"”
look down on with disdain
From this reading “She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.”
past form of “veer” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.”
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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 She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He continued to walk, as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
without stop or interruption
From this reading He continued to walk, as well.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Don't dare to hold me like this!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
look down on with disdain
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
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From this reading "Don't dare to hold me like this!"
divisible by two
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let me go," she said.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He continued to walk, as well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Don't dare to hold me like this!"
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me go," she said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't dare to hold me like this!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me go," she said.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me go," she said.
cut with a saw
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
not in physical motion
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He continued to walk, as well.
in the direction of
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
hard to endure
From this reading Even at this most trying juncture she still moved on.
past form of “veer” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading She veered her face toward his, however, forced out of all her previous pitiful disdain, and he saw that she had grown pale as death.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He continued to walk, as well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He continued to walk, as well.
Chapter 5 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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