Chapter 14 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The Prince’s? By his not ‘really’ caring?” She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough. “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy. That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 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.
a loving feeling
From this reading “By his not ‘really’ caring?””
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.”
possessive form of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.”
past form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading “That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.”
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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 She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.
later than; following
From this reading She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.
(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 “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
in a benevolent manner
From this reading She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By his not ‘really’ caring?”
a loving feeling
From this reading By his not ‘really’ caring?”
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By his not ‘really’ caring?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
the force of workers available
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By his not ‘really’ caring?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
possessive form of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “The Prince’s?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading By his not ‘really’ caring?”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.
past form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recalled, after a little, benevolently enough.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Prince’s?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
at the time that
From this reading “I mean that men don’t, when it has all been too easy.
which person or people
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That’s how, in nine cases out of ten, a woman is treated who has risked her life.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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