Chapter 18 of Held to Answer: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Held to Answer: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before. Then I had an ambition. Now I have a mission! To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love." Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
Chapter 18 of Held to Answer: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cherished desire
From this reading “Then I had an ambition.”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.”
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading “Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “Now I have a mission!”
having superior power and influence
From this reading “To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."”
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
From this reading “Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.”
single because of death of the spouse
From this reading “"I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.”
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In this reading “Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
anew
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
a cherished desire
From this reading Then I had an ambition.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then I had an ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then I had an ambition.
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From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
the force of workers available
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading Now I have a mission!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I have a mission!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
having superior power and influence
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
express in words
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I had an ambition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
single because of death of the spouse
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hampstead was again deeply impressed with her enormous resiliency of spirit.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I shall go widowed to my work," she went on to say, "but it will be a greater work than I could have done before.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading To show women—and men too—the worth and weight and height and depth and paramount value of love."
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