Chapter 18 of Possession is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Possession is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance. “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.” Hattie frowned. “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied. “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
Chapter 18 of Possession is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.”
past form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Hattie frowned.”
the act of departing
From this reading ““Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.””
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading ““He said that he must have a room nearer his work....”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.””
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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 “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
past form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Hattie frowned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hattie frowned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
the act of departing
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
not any; not one
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
Chapter 18 of Possession by Louis Bromfield holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 18 holds 391 sentences of Possession, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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