Chapter 10 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I feel as if I should never, never see you again!" Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck. It was indeed true that they never met again. Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe. Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
Chapter 10 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.”
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading “Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.”
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.”
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 “Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.”
In this reading “It was indeed true that they never met again.”
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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 Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.
anew
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
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From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was indeed true that they never met again.
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed true that they never met again.
the literary culture
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It was indeed true that they never met again.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was indeed true that they never met again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was indeed true that they never met again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophia afterward forgot Trask, and married in Europe.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was indeed true that they never met again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed true that they never met again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sophia said, in a sort of pathetic gurgle, with both arms round Claire's neck.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her husband, as a few ill-spelled letters would from time to time inform Claire, was a Baron.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I feel as if I should never, never see you again!"
Chapter 10 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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