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Chapter 12 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nora smiled mechanically. She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered. She gave herself no time to think over it. She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her. "Sit down, Robert," she said.
Chapter 12 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.”
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “Nora smiled mechanically.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"Sit down, Robert," she said.”
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.”
expressed without speech
From this reading “She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.”
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take a seat
In this reading “"Sit down, Robert," she said.”
cause to operate by flipping a switch
In this reading “She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down, Robert," she said.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave herself no time to think over it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She gave herself no time to think over it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She gave herself no time to think over it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Nora smiled mechanically.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
not any; not one
From this reading She gave herself no time to think over it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
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From this reading Nora smiled mechanically.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
above and across; more than
From this reading She gave herself no time to think over it.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "Sit down, Robert," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sit down, Robert," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
be seated
From this reading "Sit down, Robert," she said.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Nora smiled mechanically.
having a supporting base
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
not in physical motion
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She gave herself no time to think over it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She gave herself no time to think over it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
expressed without speech
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
which person or people
From this reading She switched on the electric light, and turned to Arnold, who was still standing watching her.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She had had the feeling that the words were nothing, that he had tried to convey an unspoken message to her which she had neither understood nor answered.
Chapter 12 of Dividing Waters by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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