Chapter 10 of The Captives is here in full — 742 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Captives is here in full — 742 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week. She did not need it. From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up. This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her. She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
Chapter 10 of The Captives is here in full — 742 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move deeply
From this reading “This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.”
a half of an hour
From this reading “From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.”
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.”
given to quarreling
From this reading “She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.”
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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 THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week.
later than; following
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not need it.
move deeply
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week.
a half of an hour
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not need it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
the act of departing
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
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From this reading THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading She did not need it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not need it.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
given to quarreling
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not need it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She had known, in her time, a number of married people and they had been invariably unhappy and quarrelsome.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
precisely as stated
From this reading This question of marriage did not, on further reflection, very greatly disturb her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the first half-hour after Martin's leaving her her mind was made up.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE OUTSIDE WORLD Maggie had a week.
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