Chapter 12 of His Second Wife is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of His Second Wife is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shall I tell Joe! Most certainly." But she did not tell him all, that night. She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!" She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."
Chapter 12 of His Second Wife is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Most certainly."”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."”
and nothing more
From this reading “She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."”
the present time or age
From this reading “She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"”
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anew
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
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From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Most certainly."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
dearly loved
From this reading She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I tell Joe!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I tell Joe!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most certainly."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."
express in words
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I tell Joe!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
and nothing more
From this reading She simply remarked: "Oh, Joe, dear--Fanny Carr was here today."
express in words
From this reading "Shall I tell Joe!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she did not tell him all, that night.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
the present time or age
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not say, "One of Amy's friends was here today, and she's coming again, and more are coming--and I hate them, every one!"
Chapter 12 of His Second Wife by Ernest Poole holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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