Chapter 8 of The dark mother is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The dark mother is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin? Because I love you very much.” “It is extremely proper.” A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia. It burned for Lois.
Chapter 8 of The dark mother is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “It burned for Lois.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading ““Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading ““It is extremely proper.””
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading ““It is extremely proper.””
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?”
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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 A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
for the reason that
From this reading Because I love you very much.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading It burned for Lois.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
dearly loved
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “It is extremely proper.”
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It burned for Lois.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Because I love you very much.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Because I love you very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “It is extremely proper.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A fire had been fanned in him that afternoon: fanned by Cornelia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
precisely as stated
From this reading Because I love you very much.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Is it wrong, Lois dear, to love one’s cousin?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because I love you very much.”
Chapter 8 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 412 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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