Chapter 8 of Linda Condon is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Linda Condon is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her. Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done! That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal. The latter was necessary. Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
Chapter 8 of Linda Condon is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a base
From this reading “Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.”
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading “She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.”
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading “Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.”
a support or foundation
From this reading “That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.”
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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 Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
anew
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
having a base
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
get the meaning of something
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter was necessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
absolutely essential
From this reading The latter was necessary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
a support or foundation
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Linda recognized that a great deal of her feeling was based on pride; but it was a pride entirely justified.
except for; apart from
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The latter was necessary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She doubted if she could bring them to comprehend what had happened--to her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Or if Arnaud understood, if she made it plain, what good would be done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That wouldn't save her, put her back again on the pedestal.
Chapter 8 of Linda Condon by Joseph Hergesheimer holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 419 sentences of Linda Condon, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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