Chapter 15 of His Second Wife is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of His Second Wife is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her. She had thought it would be more difficult. "Joe won't interrupt us," he said. "I put work in his way. He'll be home late."
Chapter 15 of His Second Wife is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “She had thought it would be more difficult.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.”
make a break in
From this reading “"Joe won't interrupt us," he said.”
a brief written record
From this reading “The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.”
a result
From this reading “The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.”
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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 The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
later than; following
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had thought it would be more difficult.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She had thought it would be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Joe won't interrupt us," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll be home late."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I put work in his way.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He'll be home late."
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I put work in his way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
make a break in
From this reading "Joe won't interrupt us," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had thought it would be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe won't interrupt us," he said.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He'll be home late."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had thought it would be more difficult.
a brief written record
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I put work in his way.
a result
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Joe won't interrupt us," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had thought it would be more difficult.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Joe won't interrupt us," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I put work in his way.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
at the time that
From this reading The week after Ethel's return to town, she was surprised one afternoon when in response to a note she had sent him her husband's partner came to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe won't interrupt us," he said.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I put work in his way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had thought it would be more difficult.
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