Chapter 38 of Anne: A Novel is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Anne: A Novel is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"God made him; therefore let him pass for a man." --SHAKSPEARE. When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement. "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper. "Yes.
Chapter 38 of Anne: A Novel is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."”
go across or through
From this reading “"God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “"God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.”
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In this reading “"You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.”
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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 "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
go across or through
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
cut with a saw
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
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From this reading --SHAKSPEARE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
at the time that
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
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