Chapter 19 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see. Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality. “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare. But he could not get on. Speech was as inexpressive as silence.
Chapter 19 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.”
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Speech was as inexpressive as silence.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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 They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Speech was as inexpressive as silence.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he could not get on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he could not get on.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But he could not get on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he could not get on.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
not expressive
From this reading Speech was as inexpressive as silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.
a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he could not get on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he could not get on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah—it is my fault!” said Clare.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Speech was as inexpressive as silence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Speech was as inexpressive as silence.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both seemed to implore something to shelter them from reality.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Speech was as inexpressive as silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stood fixed, their baffled hearts looking out of their eyes with a joylessness pitiful to see.
Chapter 19 of Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy holds 407 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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