Chapter 9 of Kobiety (Women): A Novel of Polish Life is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Kobiety (Women): A Novel of Polish Life is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I felt quite broken. There was an immense and awful void in my heart. I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands. Thereupon, I began to cry. “I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!”
Chapter 9 of Kobiety (Women): A Novel of Polish Life is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “There was an immense and awful void in my heart.”
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading “I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “There was an immense and awful void in my heart.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.”
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading “I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “There was an immense and awful void in my heart.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.”
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In this reading ““I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!””
In this reading “I felt quite broken.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Thereupon, I began to cry.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I felt quite broken.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Thereupon, I began to cry.
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
at any time
From this reading “I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt quite broken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt quite broken.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
held dear
From this reading “I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
not divisible by two
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I felt quite broken.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereupon, I began to cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an immense and awful void in my heart.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I had the odd delusion—or had his words suggested the feeling?—that I really experienced the weakness of which he spoke, and was unable to escape from his hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t—I don’t believe—that you ever loved me!”
Chapter 9 of Kobiety (Women): A Novel of Polish Life by Zofia Nałkowska 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.
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