Chapter 14 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply. What did she want to do? What ought she to do? How did she truly feel about this man? Did she sincerely wish to answer his letter?
Chapter 14 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “What ought she to do?”
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading “Did she sincerely wish to answer his letter?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “How did she truly feel about this man?”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.”
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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 arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How did she truly feel about this man?
later than; following
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
react verbally
From this reading Did she sincerely wish to answer his letter?
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did she want to do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What did she want to do?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading How did she truly feel about this man?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did she sincerely wish to answer his letter?
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From this reading How did she truly feel about this man?
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From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading How did she truly feel about this man?
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading What ought she to do?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading Did she sincerely wish to answer his letter?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading How did she truly feel about this man?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What did she want to do?
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The arrival of this letter, coming after a week of silence and after she had had a chance to think, moved Jennie deeply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did she want to do?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Did she sincerely wish to answer his letter?
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