Chapter 8 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Jim, I _wish_ I could come--I wish I could! It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three. Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved? Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance? If only I could think it right!
Chapter 8 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?”
for a limitless time
From this reading “It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.”
held dear
From this reading “Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.”
propel through the air
From this reading “Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?”
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throw or cast away
In this reading “Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?”
In this reading “It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, Jim, I _wish_ I could come--I wish I could!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, Jim, I _wish_ I could come--I wish I could!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
for a limitless time
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Jim, I _wish_ I could come--I wish I could!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only I could think it right!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Jim, I _wish_ I could come--I wish I could!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
held dear
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
not any; not one
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Jim, I _wish_ I could come--I wish I could!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
and nothing more
From this reading If only I could think it right!
precisely, exactly
From this reading If only I could think it right!
express in words
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
propel through the air
From this reading Do you think it is easy to say `no,' and throw away the chance?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Oh, Jim, I _wish_ I could come--I wish I could!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It's hard work looking on, and feeling eternally number three.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think I don't want to love too, and to be loved?
Chapter 8 of An Unknown Lover by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 8 holds 402 sentences of An Unknown Lover, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of An Unknown Lover by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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