Chapter 6 of His Second Wife is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of His Second Wife is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joe did not say, "I told you so." It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with. As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life. How much simpler everything was for a man! Her nerves were on edge.
Chapter 6 of His Second Wife is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.”
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading “As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.”
an act that fails
From this reading “It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Her nerves were on edge.”
in a restless manner
From this reading “As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.”
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “How much simpler everything was for a man!”
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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 How much simpler everything was for a man!
later than; following
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Her nerves were on edge.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading How much simpler everything was for a man!
an act that fails
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much simpler everything was for a man!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading How much simpler everything was for a man!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much simpler everything was for a man!
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Her nerves were on edge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her nerves were on edge.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
in a restless manner
From this reading As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.
express in words
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading How much simpler everything was for a man!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading As she waited restlessly, she envied him his business life.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her nerves were on edge.
at the time that
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was after eight that evening when he came home from his office, and she was annoyed at the delay, for she wanted to have her confession of failure over and done with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Joe did not say, "I told you so."
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