Chapter 16 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity. “Indeed, Mister! And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?” “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess. She went close up to him.
Chapter 16 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changing to a darker color
From this reading ““Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.”
a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
From this reading ““Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “She went close up to him.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.”
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading “And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?””
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading “And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?””
a form of address for a man
From this reading ““Indeed, Mister!”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ““Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.
changing to a darker color
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She went close up to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
a boy or man
From this reading “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went close up to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed, Mister!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Indeed, Mister!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
express in speech
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She went close up to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went close up to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what mid Methodist pa’sons have to do with she?”
which person or people
From this reading “Who is the fellow?” asked d’Urberville, turning to Tess.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Don’t speak like that to her!” said d’Urberville, his face blackening with something that was not Christianity.
Chapter 16 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy 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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