Chapter 6 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She gave a broken laugh. "Yes," she answered. "I'm afraid there is." Kindelon shrugged his shoulders. "But surely you are your own mistress?"
Chapter 6 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"I'm afraid there is."”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Yes," she answered.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “She gave a broken laugh.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “She gave a broken laugh.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"But surely you are your own mistress?"”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Kindelon shrugged his shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Kindelon shrugged his shoulders.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"But surely you are your own mistress?"”
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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 She gave a broken laugh.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid there is."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," she answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But surely you are your own mistress?"
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She gave a broken laugh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But surely you are your own mistress?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave a broken laugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kindelon shrugged his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid there is."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm afraid there is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kindelon shrugged his shoulders.
the sound of laughing
From this reading She gave a broken laugh.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "But surely you are your own mistress?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "But surely you are your own mistress?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave a broken laugh.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Kindelon shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Kindelon shrugged his shoulders.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "But surely you are your own mistress?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I'm afraid there is."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But surely you are your own mistress?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But surely you are your own mistress?"
Chapter 6 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett holds 418 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.
Chapter 6 holds 418 sentences of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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