Chapter 16 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.” MACBETH. “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.” OCTAVE FEUILLET. MR.
Chapter 16 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ““Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.””
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading ““L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.””
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading ““L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.””
the act of departing
From this reading ““Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.””
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading ““L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.””
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading “MACBETH.”
a feast day and the seven days following it
From this reading “OCTAVE FEUILLET.”
hang freely
From this reading ““L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.””
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OCTAVE FEUILLET.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading MACBETH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
a feast day and the seven days following it
From this reading OCTAVE FEUILLET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
hang freely
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’incertitude est vraiment le pire de tous les maux parcequ’il est le seul qui suspend nécessairement les ressorts de l’âme, et qui ajourue le courage.”
Chapter 16 of Lover and Husband: A Novel by Mrs. Molesworth holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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 16 holds 304 sentences of Lover and Husband: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Lover and Husband: A Novel by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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.
Work through the 61 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 61 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Lover and Husband: A Novel by Mrs. Molesworth on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 9709 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60613 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #60613, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1942 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Lover and Husband: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 34 chapters of Lover and Husband: A Novel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Lover and Husband: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
