Daughters of Men

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Daughters of Men is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hannah Lynch • Curated US English Learning Edition

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AGAMEMNON AND IPHIGENIA.

We can imagine how the fabric, sedulously raised by Constantine’s pursuit of his family’s fortune and advancement, tottered, shook, and fell utterly to pieces upon that one exchanged look between Inarime and Gustav.

He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

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Daughters of Men

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Daughters of Men is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AGAMEMNON AND IPHIGENIA.

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Line 3

He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

/hiː ɪn ðə wɜːrld ənd ʃiː ðə waɪf ʌv əˈnʌðər mæn/

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She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

/ʃiː loʊðd hərˈself ðæt sʌtʃ ʃʊd hæv bɪn diːmd ˈpɑːsəbəl ʌv hɜːr/

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She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

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acknowledged adjective US /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/

recognized or made known or admitted

From this reading “She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.”

advancement noun US /ədˈvænsmənt/

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

From this reading “We can imagine how the fabric, sedulously raised by Constantine’s pursuit of his family’s fortune and advancement, tottered, shook, and fell utterly to pieces upon that one exchanged look between Inarime and Gustav.”

agamemnon noun US /ˌæɡəˈmemnɑːn/

(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War

From this reading “AGAMEMNON AND IPHIGENIA.”

deemed verb US /diːmd/

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading “She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.”

fabric noun US /ˈfæbrɪk/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

family's noun US /ˈfæməliz/

possessive form of “family” — a social unit living together

loathed verb US /loʊðd/

past form of “loathe” — find repugnant

From this reading “She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.”

obedience noun US /oʊˈbiːdiəns/

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading “She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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in the world preposition + article + noun counted as “in … world”

In this reading “He in the world, and she the wife of another man!”

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acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/

recognized or made known or admitted

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

advancementnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

From this reading We can imagine how the fabric, sedulously raised by Constantine’s pursuit of his family’s fortune and advancement, tottered, shook, and fell utterly to pieces upon that one exchanged look between Inarime and Gustav.

AGAMEMNONnounUS /ˌæɡəˈmemnɑːn/

(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War

From this reading AGAMEMNON AND IPHIGENIA.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AGAMEMNON AND IPHIGENIA.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

Constantine's

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deemedverbUS /diːmd/

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

disjunctionnoun

state of being disconnected

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/

changed for (replaced by) something different

fabricnounUS /ˈfæbrɪk/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

family'snounUS /ˈfæməliz/

possessive form of “family” — a social unit living together

father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

Gustav

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

how

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imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

Inarime

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IPHIGENIAnoun

(Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess

From this reading AGAMEMNON AND IPHIGENIA.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

loathedverbUS /loʊðd/

past form of “loathe” — find repugnant

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

pursuitnounUS /pərˈsuːt/

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

sedulouslyadverb

in a sedulous manner

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She loathed herself that such should have been deemed possible of her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tottered

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading She acknowledged her father’s right to her obedience, and it was difficult for her to imagine her will in disjunction from his.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading He in the world, and she the wife of another man!

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