Chapter 32 of The Heart of a Woman is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Heart of a Woman is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him. "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!" "That's about it," he said. "I thought that they meant to let me get away." "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
Chapter 32 of The Heart of a Woman is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “"Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"”
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “"Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “"Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “"Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “"So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “"So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.”
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.
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run away from confinement
In this reading “"I thought that they meant to let me get away."”
In this reading “WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That's about it," he said.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's about it," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's about it," he said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
and nothing more
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's about it," he said.
only a very short time before
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
term of address for a man
From this reading "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's about it," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought that they meant to let me get away."
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading "So father understood from Sir Thomas Ryder.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS The door had scarcely closed, and already she was near him.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Luke," she whispered, and her voice was hoarse now and choked, "the police!"
Chapter 32 of The Heart of a Woman by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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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