Chapter 34 of The Great White Hand is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Great White Hand is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TERRIBLE VOW. When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair. It seemed as if fate was mocking her. She was hopeless. No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
Chapter 34 of The Great White Hand is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.”
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “She was hopeless.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “It seemed as if fate was mocking her.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “A TERRIBLE VOW.”
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.
In this reading “No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.”
In this reading “No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading “When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.”
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 A TERRIBLE VOW.
Having no one else present.
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
set up or found
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading She was hopeless.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A TERRIBLE VOW.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
make a vow; promise
From this reading A TERRIBLE VOW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed as if fate was mocking her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
at the time that
From this reading When Flora found herself alone, she gave way to bitter despair.
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From this reading No sooner had she found a friend in the unhappy Zula, than that friend was snatched away to suffer a cruel death.
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