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Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!
I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.
But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.
Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!
Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!
Line 2
I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.
/aɪ ɔːt tuː hæv noʊn ðæt sʌtʃ æz ðæt wɑːz nɑːt fɔːr puːr miː/
Line 3
But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.
/bʌt aɪ æm sɪk æt hɑːrt nɑːt ˈoʊnli fɔːr oʊld taɪmz bʌt fɔːr ðə ˈprezənt/
Line 4
Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!
Line 5
Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ache verb US /eɪk/

feel physical pain

From this reading “Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.”

happiness noun US /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading “How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!”

hurt verb US /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

From this reading “Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!”

lead verb US /led/

take somebody somewhere

From this reading “Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.”

lonely adjective US /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading “Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.”

pity noun US /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading “Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.”

sick adjective US /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.”

silly adjective US /ˈsɪli/

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading “How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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old times adjective + noun

past times remembered with nostalgia

In this reading “But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.”

all day adjective + noun

In this reading “Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.”

dear heart adjective + noun

In this reading “Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.”

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acheverbUS /eɪk/

feel physical pain

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

Ah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

From this reading Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

leadverbUS /led/

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

sillyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪli/

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I ought to have known that such as that was not for poor me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

ThinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Think—think how it do hurt my heart not to see you ever—ever!

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading But I am sick at heart, not only for old times, but for the present.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading How silly I was in my happiness when I thought I could trust you always to love me!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Ah, if I could only make your dear heart ache one little minute of each day as mine does every day and all day long, it might lead you to show pity to your poor lonely one.

Chapter 17 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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