Chapter 33 of Man and Wife is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Man and Wife is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am answered,” she said. With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door. He checked her. The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room. “Why should we wait?” she asked.
Chapter 33 of Man and Wife is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “He checked her.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““Why should we wait?” she asked.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am answered,” she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I am answered,” she said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why should we wait?” she asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading He checked her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He checked her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am answered,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
set down according to a plan
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am answered,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am answered,” she said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should we wait?” she asked.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The tears rose in his eyes as he drew her gently back into the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Why should we wait?” she asked.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why should we wait?” she asked.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why should we wait?” she asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
the words that are spoken
From this reading With those words, she passed him, and laid her hand on the door.
Chapter 33 of Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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