Chapter 11 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment. "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed. "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could. "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded. "I have put my soul into it!
Chapter 11 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.”
able to control or determine policy
From this reading “"Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “"Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “"Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “"But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.”
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading “He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.
able to control or determine policy
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have put my soul into it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I have put my soul into it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have put my soul into it!
not any; not one
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I have put my soul into it!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I have put my soul into it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He regarded her now with a sorrowful astonishment.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "But I--I wrote it especially _for_ you!" he proceeded.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, if you please," said Pauline, controlling her impatience as best she could.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you wish me to read no more!" he exclaimed.
Chapter 11 of The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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