Chapter 11 of Love is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Love is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He took it in his two hands. ‘I love you,’ he said. How tired she looked. He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands. He became attentive and anxious.
Chapter 11 of Love is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “He became attentive and anxious.”
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading “He became attentive and anxious.”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “He became attentive and anxious.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “How tired she looked.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.”
In this reading “He took it in his two hands.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He became attentive and anxious.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He became attentive and anxious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading He became attentive and anxious.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He became attentive and anxious.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in 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 He took it in his two hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took it in his two hands.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took it in his two hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How tired she looked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I love you,’ he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took it in his two hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took it in his two hands.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How tired she looked.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ‘I love you,’ he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I love you,’ he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How tired she looked.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading How tired she looked.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took it in his two hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He took it in his two hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was struck by it, out there in the afternoon light, as he held her face in his hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I love you,’ he said.
Chapter 11 of Love by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 420 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 11 holds 420 sentences of Love, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Love by Elizabeth Von Arnim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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