Chapter 10 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Has he chucked his pictures too? I haven’t seen a single one in the house.” A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance. “It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know. He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
Chapter 10 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading ““Has he chucked his pictures too?”
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading “A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.”
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading ““It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““Has he chucked his pictures too?”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.””
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading ““It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.”
on a floor above
From this reading “He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.””
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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 I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
(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 He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading “Has he chucked his pictures too?
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
placed crosswise
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
apart from; not including
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has he chucked his pictures too?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Has he chucked his pictures too?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Has he chucked his pictures too?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know.
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading “It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Has he chucked his pictures too?
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading A slight shade of constraint crossed Mrs. Gisburn’s open countenance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I haven’t seen a single one in the house.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Has he chucked his pictures too?
on a floor above
From this reading He says they’re not fit to have about; he’s sent them all away except one--my portrait--and that I have to keep upstairs.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s his ridiculous modesty, you know.
Chapter 10 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 by Edith Wharton holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 193 sentences of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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