Chapter 9 of Lady Chatterley's lover is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lady Chatterley's lover is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford. What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him. Not hate: there was no passion in it. But a profound physical dislike. Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
Chapter 9 of Lady Chatterley's lover is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “But a profound physical dislike.”
regarded with aversion
From this reading “What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Not hate: there was no passion in it.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Not hate: there was no passion in it.”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “But a profound physical dislike.”
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “But a profound physical dislike.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 But a profound physical dislike.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
for the reason that
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a profound physical dislike.
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From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
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From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading But a profound physical dislike.
regarded with aversion
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Not hate: there was no passion in it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not hate: there was no passion in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not hate: there was no passion in it.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
not any; not one
From this reading Not hate: there was no passion in it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not hate: there was no passion in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Not hate: there was no passion in it.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading But a profound physical dislike.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading But a profound physical dislike.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Not hate: there was no passion in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connie was surprised at her own feeling of aversion from Clifford.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Almost it seemed to her, she had married him because she disliked him, in a secret, physical sort of way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is more, she felt she had always really disliked him.
Chapter 9 of Lady Chatterley's lover by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 402 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 9 holds 402 sentences of Lady Chatterley's lover, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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