Chapter 14 of In love's hands is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of In love's hands is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOO LATE! Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner. As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue. “You remember this?” he said. “And the night on which it was given to me?”
Chapter 14 of In love's hands is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.”
with reverence; in a reverent manner
From this reading “As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.”
without speaking
From this reading “As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.”
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading “As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.”
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading “As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.”
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In this reading “TOO LATE!”
In this reading “As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.”
In this reading “Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the night on which it was given to me?”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
a small case for carrying business cards
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “And the night on which it was given to me?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading TOO LATE!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And the night on which it was given to me?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “And the night on which it was given to me?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And the night on which it was given to me?”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember this?” he said.
with reverence; in a reverent manner
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You remember this?” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
without speaking
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You remember this?” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading TOO LATE!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
in the direction of
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “And the night on which it was given to me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without a word Florence held the cardcase toward its owner.
people who are wounded
From this reading As he took it from her hand he raised it reverently to his lips with apparent unconsciousness of the wounded pride that she was silently struggling to subdue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You remember this?” he said.
Chapter 14 of In love's hands by Bertha M. Clay holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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