Chapter 19 of Reuben Sachs is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Reuben Sachs is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here. Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together? BROWNING: _Christina_. Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
Chapter 19 of Reuben Sachs is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “BROWNING: _Christina_.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.”
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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 Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BROWNING: _Christina_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNING: _Christina_.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
done under pressure
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This life’s end, and this love-bliss have been lost here.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Esther sat a little apart, watching the lovers.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Doubt you whether This she felt, as looking at me, mine and her souls rushed together?
Chapter 19 of Reuben Sachs by Amy Levy holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 19 holds 162 sentences of Reuben Sachs, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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