Chapter 1 of The Eternal Feminine is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Feminine is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now, here’s the tucked sleeve. Merciful powers! Look at the length of it! Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length. Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Feminine is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 48/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 236–240
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.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “Look at the length of it!”
showing or giving mercy
From this reading “Merciful powers!”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Merciful powers!”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Now, here’s the tucked sleeve.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “Now, here’s the tucked sleeve.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at the length of it!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the length of it!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, here’s the tucked sleeve.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Look at the length of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Look at the length of it!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at the length of it!
showing or giving mercy
From this reading Merciful powers!
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, here’s the tucked sleeve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look at the length of it!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Merciful powers!
precisely, exactly
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Now, here’s the tucked sleeve.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, here’s the tucked sleeve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Now, here’s the tucked sleeve.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, it’s to be tucked all the way up, you see, and that brings it the right length.
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Feminine by Carolyn Wells holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 429 sentences of The Eternal Feminine, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Eternal Feminine by Carolyn Wells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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