Chapter 8 of Married is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Married is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be. It has been sensual!” “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t? And it has not been sensual only.” “Can a thing be both black and white?
Chapter 8 of Married is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading ““Can a thing be both black and white?”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading ““But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?”
a special loved one
From this reading ““But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading ““Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.”
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading “It has been sensual!””
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading ““Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.”
a Caucasian
From this reading ““Can a thing be both black and white?”
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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 “Can a thing be both black and white?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it has not been sensual only.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Can a thing be both black and white?
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Can a thing be both black and white?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can a thing be both black and white?
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
a special loved one
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But, my darling, how could we have had children, if it hadn’t?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
and nothing more
From this reading And it has not been sensual only.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading It has been sensual!”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
a special situation
From this reading “Can a thing be both black and white?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
a Caucasian
From this reading “Can a thing be both black and white?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Supposing we dropped that matter.--Our love, William, has not been what it should be.
Chapter 8 of Married by August Strindberg holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 401 sentences of Married, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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