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The Bride of Dreams

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.
The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.
And of all English women, Emmy Tenders was indeed the sweetest and purest.
When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.
I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.
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The Bride of Dreams

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.
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The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.
/ðə ˈwɪmən ʌv ˈʌðər ˈkʌntriz stɪl bɔːr sʌm rɪˈzembləns tuː ðə ˈfiːmeɪl ˈænəməl ðer aɪ kʊd stɪl kənˈsiːv ənd ˌɪˈmædʒən ðɪs ˈfeɪtəl hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən bʌt æn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈwʊmən siːmd soʊ pjʊr soʊ ˈnoʊbəl soʊ tʃeɪst ənd jet soʊ ˈkændɪdli ˈɪnəsənt ðæt hɜːr mɪr ˈprezəns səˈfaɪst tuː draɪv əˈweɪ ɔːl ˌɪmˈpjʊr θɔːts/
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And of all English women, Emmy Tenders was indeed the sweetest and purest.
/ənd ʌv ɔːl ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈwɪmən ˈemi ˈtendərz wɑːz ˌɪnˈdiːd ðə ˈswiːtəst ənd ˈpjʊrəst/
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When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.
/wen aɪ sɔː hɜːr əˈɡen ɔːl æŋˈzaɪəti ənd ˈhɔːrər ˈvænɪʃt/
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I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.
/aɪ wɑːz kəmˈpliːtli ˈhæpi ənd ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈθæŋkfəl ðæt noʊ rɪˈvɑːlvər hæd bɪn wɪˈðɪn maɪ riːtʃ ɪn ðæt dɑːrk ˈmoʊmənt ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ ðə ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

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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.

candidly adverb US /ˈkændɪdli/

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading “The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.”

chaste adjective US /tʃeɪst/

morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)

From this reading “The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.”

cultured adjective US /ˈkʌltʃərd/

marked by refinement in taste and manners

From this reading “Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.”

Emmy noun US /ˈemi/

an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

From this reading “Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.”

impure adjective US /ˌɪmˈpjʊr/

combined with extraneous elements

From this reading “The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.”

purest adjective US /ˈpjʊrəst/

superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading “And of all English women, Emmy Tenders was indeed the sweetest and purest.”

sufficed verb US /səˈfaɪst/

past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading “The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.”

Tenders noun US /ˈtendərz/

plural of “tender” — something that can be used as an official medium of payment

From this reading “Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.

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 The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

boreverbUS /bɔːr/

cause to be bored

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

candidlyadverbUS /ˈkændɪdli/

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

chasteadjectiveUS /tʃeɪst/

morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/

have the idea for

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

culturedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltʃərd/

marked by refinement in taste and manners

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

EmmynounUS /ˈemi/

an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/

bringing death

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

femaleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːmeɪl/

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/

intense and profound fear

From this reading When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.

humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

impureadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpjʊr/

combined with extraneous elements

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading And of all English women, Emmy Tenders was indeed the sweetest and purest.

innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

irreproachableadjective

free of guilt; not subject to blame

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/

being nothing more than specified

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

purestadjectiveUS /ˈpjʊrəst/

superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading And of all English women, Emmy Tenders was indeed the sweetest and purest.

racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/

a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/

past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/

superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading And of all English women, Emmy Tenders was indeed the sweetest and purest.

TendersnounUS /ˈtendərz/

plural of “tender” — something that can be used as an official medium of payment

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

typenounUS /taɪp/

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/

having passed out of existence

From this reading When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And of all English women, Emmy Tenders was indeed the sweetest and purest.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I saw her again all anxiety and horror vanished.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading I was completely happy and also thankful that no revolver had been within my reach in that dark moment following the revelation.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Not only Emmy Tenders, but every woman of her type and race, every cultured English woman, possessed for me something lofty, something holy and irreproachable.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading The women of other countries still bore some resemblance to the female animal; there I could still conceive and imagine this fatal humiliation; but an English woman seemed so pure, so noble, so chaste and yet so candidly innocent that her mere presence sufficed to drive away all impure thoughts.

Chapter 2 of The Bride of Dreams by Frederik van Eeden holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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Chapter 2 holds 425 sentences of The Bride of Dreams, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

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Approaches
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Little
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Summer's
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Round
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