Chapter 23 of His Second Wife is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of His Second Wife is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible. For this may decide your whole life, you know. All right, what next?
Chapter 23 of His Second Wife is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “For this may decide your whole life, you know.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “All right, what next?”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “"Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “"Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “For this may decide your whole life, you know.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 All right, what next?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading All right, what next?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right, what next?
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
a special situation
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All right, what next?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For this may decide your whole life, you know.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now the one thing," she told herself, "is to keep your nerve and be sensible.
Chapter 23 of His Second Wife by Ernest Poole holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 23 holds 121 sentences of His Second Wife, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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