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Chapter 2 of Revelations of a Wife The Story of is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly. "He's perfectly capable of it. I know him. By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while. All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
Chapter 2 of Revelations of a Wife The Story of is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.”
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “"Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.”
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
From this reading “All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “"Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.”
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading “"He's perfectly capable of it.”
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"He's perfectly capable of it.”
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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 All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
consider or hold as true
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
From this reading All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading "He's perfectly capable of it.
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From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's perfectly capable of it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know him.
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He's perfectly capable of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He's perfectly capable of it.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "He's perfectly capable of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
during the time that
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading By all means accept the offer if you think it's worth while.
but in spite of that
From this reading All these husbands are a bit archaic yet, you know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't let this man bully you," she advised half-laughingly.
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