Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite. There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman. She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore. They called back to her. Some of the women frowned.
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 33/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 161–165
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befitting a young child
From this reading “Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Some of the women frowned.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.”
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading “There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.”
very small
From this reading “Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.”
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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 There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They called back to her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They called back to her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
befitting a young child
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
the affectation of being demure in a provocative way
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Some of the women frowned.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
the act of departing
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
in a manner lacking interest or vitality
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
very small
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the women frowned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called back to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost childlike, too, was her face, so palely golden, so fresh, so lovely, so petite.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There were mingled in her the coyness of a child and the irresistible coquetry of a woman.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Some of the women frowned.
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden by T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré holds 413 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.
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