Chapter 14 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“In trouble, are you?” “Yes.” There was a silence. An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal. “But aren’t you married?” he said.
Chapter 14 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.”
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.”
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
From this reading “An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.”
possessive form of “jude” — (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““But aren’t you married?” he said.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading ““In trouble, are you?””
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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 There was a silence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In trouble, are you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In trouble, are you?”
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
possessive form of “jude” — (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “In trouble, are you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In trouble, are you?”
Chapter 14 of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 14 holds 401 sentences of Jude the Obscure, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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