Chapter 24 of Man and Wife is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Man and Wife is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.” So they parted on the eve of their wedding day. CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH. THE DAY. THE promise of the weather-glass was fulfilled.
Chapter 24 of Man and Wife is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.”
completed to perfection
From this reading “THE promise of the weather-glass was fulfilled.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading ““Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.””
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “THE promise of the weather-glass was fulfilled.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.””
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
completed to perfection
From this reading THE promise of the weather-glass was fulfilled.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading THE promise of the weather-glass was fulfilled.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE promise of the weather-glass was fulfilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE promise of the weather-glass was fulfilled.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading So they parted on the eve of their wedding day.
at the time that
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Read it,” she whispered, “when you are alone at the inn.”
Chapter 24 of Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 24 holds 432 sentences of Man and Wife, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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