Chapter 5 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, and it was I who had made him believe. I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming. But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared. "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!" Mrs. Assingham insisted.
Chapter 5 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 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.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “"With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Mrs. Assingham insisted.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Assingham insisted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Mrs. Assingham insisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Assingham insisted.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
not any; not one
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
which person or people
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
Chapter 5 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 by Henry James holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 444 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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