Chapter 23 of She is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of She is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Ustane did not move. “Go, woman!” Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion. “Nay, oh _She_. I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
Chapter 23 of She is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.”
go away from a place
From this reading “I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But Ustane did not move.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay, oh _She_.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Ustane did not move.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Ustane did not move.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go, woman!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
go away from a place
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But Ustane did not move.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, oh _She_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Ustane did not move.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Nay, oh _She_.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Ustane did not move.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not go,” she answered in a choked voice: “the man is my husband, and I love him—I love him, and I will not leave him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she looked up, and I saw that her face was torn with passion.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Go, woman!”
Chapter 23 of She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 23 holds 141 sentences of She, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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