Chapter 11 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself. At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened. Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place. She had yielded herself to another man. Why?
Chapter 11 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.”
come together
From this reading “The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.”
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading “She had yielded herself to another man.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She had yielded herself to another man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
surprising greatly
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
without doubt or question
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
come together
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
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From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
and nothing more
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had yielded herself to another man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
a special situation
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading She had yielded herself to another man.
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