Chapter 19 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall. I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.” He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support. “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice. “I love you as much as ever!
Chapter 19 of Jude the Obscure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading ““I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.”
begging
From this reading ““I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.”
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
From this reading ““I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.”
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading “I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.””
more desirable than another
From this reading “He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I love you as much as ever!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
at any time
From this reading “I love you as much as ever!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
begging
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
and nothing more
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
held up in the air
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I love you as much as ever!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I love you as much as ever!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
by chance
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
more desirable than another
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I don’t dislike you, Jude,” she said in a sweet and imploring voice.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Then come along home with me, dearest, and perhaps I shall.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He put his arm round her and lifted her; but though she came, she preferred to walk without his support.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am overburdened—and you, too, are unhinged just now.”
Chapter 19 of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 19 holds 406 sentences of Jude the Obscure, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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