Chapter 2 of Helena Brett's Career is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Helena Brett's Career is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret. He managed to refrain from slamming it. He was angry still. Men are peculiar about their troubles. Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
Chapter 2 of Helena Brett's Career is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.”
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading “Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.”
among the people
From this reading “Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.”
resist doing something
From this reading “He managed to refrain from slamming it.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.”
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
From this reading “Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.”
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading “He managed to refrain from slamming it.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “Men are peculiar about their troubles.”
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In this reading “"WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.”
In this reading “He managed to refrain from slamming it.”
In this reading “"WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.”
In this reading “Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men are peculiar about their troubles.
later than; following
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He was angry still.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men are peculiar about their troubles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
at any time
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He managed to refrain from slamming it.
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He managed to refrain from slamming it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
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From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He managed to refrain from slamming it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He managed to refrain from slamming it.
take in marriage
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
the force of workers available
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
not any; not one
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Men are peculiar about their troubles.
among the people
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
resist doing something
From this reading He managed to refrain from slamming it.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
without speaking
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading He managed to refrain from slamming it.
not in physical motion
From this reading He was angry still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men are peculiar about their troubles.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He managed to refrain from slamming it.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Men are peculiar about their troubles.
precisely as stated
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
someone who visits
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was angry still.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "WHY MEN MARRY" Hubert shut the door after his visitor with no deep feeling of regret.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Woman, popularly thought to be a sieve with secrets, will crush a worry down, grapple silently and fight with it, nor ever let her very nearest know that it is there.
Chapter 2 of Helena Brett's Career by Desmond Coke holds 354 sentences, grouped into 71 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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