Chapter 4 of Browning's Heroines is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Browning's Heroines is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis. She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks. But does thinking signify? She loves--is not that enough? Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
Chapter 4 of Browning's Heroines is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “She loves--is not that enough?”
denote or connote
From this reading “But does thinking signify?”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.”
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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 I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
(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 Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But does thinking signify?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She loves--is not that enough?
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She loves--is not that enough?
immediately past
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She loves--is not that enough?
joined in matrimony
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
denote or connote
From this reading But does thinking signify?
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She loves--is not that enough?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading But does thinking signify?
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She does not, cannot, think as _he_ thinks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can she not have done with thinking, or at all events with talking about thinking?
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I A WOMAN'S LAST WORD They are married, and they have come to a spiritual crisis.
Chapter 4 of Browning's Heroines by Ethel Colburn, -1941 Mayne holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 4 holds 489 sentences of Browning's Heroines, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Browning's Heroines by Ethel Colburn, -1941 Mayne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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.
Work through the 98 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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