Chapter 36 of Desperate Remedies is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Desperate Remedies is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Manston repeated gloomily the same words. ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’ He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear. Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands. Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
Chapter 36 of Desperate Remedies is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’”
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.”
with gloom
From this reading “Manston repeated gloomily the same words.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.”
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading “‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.”
the internal mechanism of a device
From this reading “Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
with gloom
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
above and across; more than
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
recurring again and again
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
the internal mechanism of a device
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
Chapter 36 of Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 36 holds 211 sentences of Desperate Remedies, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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