Chapter 5 of The Deceased Wife's Sister, and My Beautiful is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Deceased Wife's Sister, and My Beautiful is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me. My love for her was become a passion. I determined before long to declare it. But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her. I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
Chapter 5 of The Deceased Wife's Sister, and My Beautiful is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “I determined before long to declare it.”
characterized by great determination
From this reading “I determined before long to declare it.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.”
social deportment
From this reading “Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “My love for her was become a passion.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.”
determined
From this reading “But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.”
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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 My love for her was become a passion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading My love for her was become a passion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I determined before long to declare it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading I determined before long to declare it.
characterized by great determination
From this reading I determined before long to declare it.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My love for her was become a passion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I determined before long to declare it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I determined before long to declare it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I determined before long to declare it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading My love for her was become a passion.
held dear
From this reading I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
social deportment
From this reading Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Her manners, her moods, her beauty had fascinated me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My love for her was become a passion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading My love for her was become a passion.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
determined
From this reading But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But before doing so, I resolved to see more of her.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I determined before long to declare it.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to be sure that she loved me before I proposed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My love for her was become a passion.
Chapter 5 of The Deceased Wife's Sister, and My Beautiful by William Clark Russell holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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