Chapter 10 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sue jumped up and went out. Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying. “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress. “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.” “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
Chapter 10 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a hardened crust as a covering
From this reading ““She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.””
demanding attention
From this reading “Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.”
psychological suffering
From this reading ““Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.”
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
From this reading “Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Sue jumped up and went out.”
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading “Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.””
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Sue jumped up and went out.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
having a hardened crust as a covering
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
demanding attention
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
dearly loved
From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
psychological suffering
From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
set up or found
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
hard to endure
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
precisely as stated
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
Chapter 10 of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 396 sentences of Jude the Obscure, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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