Chapter 26 of The Hand but Not the Heart is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Hand but Not the Heart is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said: "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied: "I doubt if she will so consider it. No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law. I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
Chapter 26 of The Hand but Not the Heart is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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freed from any question of guilt
From this reading “"Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.”
deem to be
From this reading “"I doubt if she will so consider it.”
emanating from God
From this reading “No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.”
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.”
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freed from any question of guilt
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
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From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
deem to be
From this reading "I doubt if she will so consider it.
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From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
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From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
emanating from God
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "I doubt if she will so consider it.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
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From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I doubt if she will so consider it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I doubt if she will so consider it.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I doubt if she will so consider it.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
information about recent and important events
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
not any; not one
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now she is absolved!" but his friend Mrs. Denison, replied:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I doubt if she will so consider it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No act of Mr. Dexter's can alter her relation to the Divine law.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the news of Mr. Dexter's second marriage reached Mr. Hendrickson, he said:
which person or people
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I am one of these who cannot regard him as wholly innocent.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I doubt if she will so consider it.
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