Chapter 23 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But now? One thing Imelda had achieved. She had led Norman into the realms of thought. She had made him think as he had never thought before. He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
Chapter 23 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading “One thing Imelda had achieved.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “He now began to see the real cause of human misery.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “He now began to see the real cause of human misery.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “She had led Norman into the realms of thought.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “He now began to see the real cause of human misery.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “She had led Norman into the realms of thought.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “He now began to see the real cause of human misery.”
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “She had led Norman into the realms of thought.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “He now began to see the real cause of human misery.”
In this reading “He now began to see the real cause of human misery.”
In this reading “She had led Norman into the realms of thought.”
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past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading One thing Imelda had achieved.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had made him think as he had never thought before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had made him think as he had never thought before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One thing Imelda had achieved.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made him think as he had never thought before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had made him think as he had never thought before.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing Imelda had achieved.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had made him think as he had never thought before.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had made him think as he had never thought before.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing Imelda had achieved.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
a special situation
From this reading One thing Imelda had achieved.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She had made him think as he had never thought before.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had led Norman into the realms of thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He now began to see the real cause of human misery.
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