Chapter 20 of His Second Wife is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of His Second Wife is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The days dragged by. She had anxious times. What would Sally Crothers be like? "And what in the world will she think of me? If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
Chapter 20 of His Second Wife is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “She had anxious times.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “The days dragged by.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “The days dragged by.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.”
witty remark
From this reading “What would Sally Crothers be like?”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “She had anxious times.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"And what in the world will she think of me?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what in the world will she think of me?
eagerly desirous
From this reading She had anxious times.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What would Sally Crothers be like?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days dragged by.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
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From this reading What would Sally Crothers be like?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days dragged by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The days dragged by.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had anxious times.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And what in the world will she think of me?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What would Sally Crothers be like?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And what in the world will she think of me?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And what in the world will she think of me?
witty remark
From this reading What would Sally Crothers be like?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had anxious times.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days dragged by.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "And what in the world will she think of me?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She had anxious times.
precisely as stated
From this reading If she doesn't like me--very much--the very first time, I'll have lost my chance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would Sally Crothers be like?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And what in the world will she think of me?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "And what in the world will she think of me?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would Sally Crothers be like?
Chapter 20 of His Second Wife by Ernest Poole holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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.
Chapter 20 holds 316 sentences of His Second Wife, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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