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Mary Wollaston

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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THE WHOLE STORY The shot told.
The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.
Part of it anyhow.
He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.
When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.
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Mary Wollaston

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Mary Wollaston is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WHOLE STORY The shot told.
/ðə hoʊl ˈstɔːri ðə ʃɑːt toʊld/
Line 2
The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.
/ðə ˈherid ˈdesprɪt lʊk ʌv ˈpænɪk wɪð wɪtʃ ʃiː ɡeɪzd æt hɪm ənd traɪd ˈtʌɡɪŋ æt hɪz hændz tuː tɜːrn əˈweɪ rɪˈviːld tuː hɪm ðæt hiː hæd lept əˈpɑːn ðə truːθ/
Line 3
Part of it anyhow.
/pɑːrt ʌv ɪt ˈenihaʊ/
Line 4
He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.
/hiː kloʊzd hɪz aɪz fɔːr æn ˈɪnstənt fɔːr əˈnʌðər ˌʌnəˈdrest prer ðæt hiː maɪt nɑːt ˈfɔːltər nɔːr let hɪmˈself biː tɜːrnd əˈsaɪd ənˈtɪl hiː hæd ˈsaʊndɪd ðə fʊl depθ ʌv ɪt/
Line 5
When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.
/wen hiː lʊkt æt hɜːr əˈɡen ʃiː hæd rəˈkʌvərd hɜːr pɔɪz/

Learner Dictionary

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.

depth noun US /depθ/

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading “He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.”

falter verb US /ˈfɔːltər/

be unsure or weak

From this reading “He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.”

harried adjective US /ˈherid/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading “The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.”

leaped verb US /lept/

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.”

panic noun US /ˈpænɪk/

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading “The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.”

poise verb US /pɔɪz/

be motionless, in suspension

From this reading “When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.”

tugging verb US /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

inflected form of “tug” — pull hard

From this reading “The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.”

unaddressed adjective US /ˌʌnəˈdrest/

not addressed

From this reading “He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

anyhowadverbUS /ˈenihaʊ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading Part of it anyhow.

asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/

on or to one side

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

depthnounUS /depθ/

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

falterverbUS /ˈfɔːltər/

be unsure or weak

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

harriedadjectiveUS /ˈherid/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Part of it anyhow.

leapedverbUS /lept/

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

PartnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Part of it anyhow.

poiseverbUS /pɔɪz/

be motionless, in suspension

From this reading When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.

prayernounUS /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.

revealedverbUS /rɪˈviːld/

past form of “reveal” — make visible

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading THE WHOLE STORY The shot told.

soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE WHOLE STORY The shot told.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WHOLE STORY The shot told.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading THE WHOLE STORY The shot told.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

inflected form of “tug” — pull hard

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

unaddressedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈdrest/

not addressed

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He closed his eyes, for an instant, for another unaddressed prayer that he might not falter nor let himself be turned aside until he had sounded the full depth of it.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he looked at her again she had recovered her poise.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

WHOLEadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading THE WHOLE STORY The shot told.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The harried, desperate look of panic with which she gazed at him and tried, tugging at his hands, to turn away, revealed to him that he had leaped upon the truth.

Chapter 23 of Mary Wollaston by Henry Kitchell Webster holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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