Chapter 11 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?” “Absolutely sure. I have no feelings of love left in me.” “That’s news. How has it come to be?”
Chapter 11 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““Absolutely sure.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading ““Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?””
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “I have no feelings of love left in me.””
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I have no feelings of love left in me.””
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I have no feelings of love left in me.””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?””
information about recent and important events
From this reading ““That’s news.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ““Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Absolutely sure.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How has it come to be?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How has it come to be?”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How has it come to be?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How has it come to be?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “That’s news.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How has it come to be?”
(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 “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
Chapter 11 of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy holds 399 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 11 holds 399 sentences of Jude the Obscure, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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