Chapter 10 of Man and Maid is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Man and Maid is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Give me your hand." "I won't." "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking." Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand. I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
Chapter 10 of Man and Maid is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading “"Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “"Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.”
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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 Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
communicated in words
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give me your hand."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Give me your hand."
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
engage in
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me your hand."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
be obedient to
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
take hold of; grab
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading I put the wedding ring back, and the big diamond one.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Her whole face expressed furious resentment, but she is too sensible and level headed to make a scene, so she gave me her hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Alathea, I will seize it, crippled as I am, and make you obey me by force if you will not for asking."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Give me your hand."
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