Chapter 4 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, yes! Of cou'se!" "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet." He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse. "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
Chapter 4 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.”
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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 stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
anew
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of cou'se!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
an instinctive motive
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of cou'se!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
express in speech
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He stopped, and then went on from a different impulse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clementina, it isn't a question now of that wretch's life and death, and I wish I need never speak of him again.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes!
but in spite of that
From this reading "I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet."
Chapter 4 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 by William Dean Howells holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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