Chapter 40 of The Heart of a Woman is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of The Heart of a Woman is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap. How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew. How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence. He knew that "Uncle Rad" was guilty. There lay the awful difficulty!
Chapter 40 of The Heart of a Woman is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “He knew that "Uncle Rad" was guilty.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.”
possessive form of “luke” — (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence.”
a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
From this reading “He knew that "Uncle Rad" was guilty.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.”
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading “How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence.”
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anew
In this reading “WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.”
In this reading “WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.”
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading There lay the awful difficulty!
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading There lay the awful difficulty!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading He knew that "Uncle Rad" was guilty.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew that "Uncle Rad" was guilty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
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From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There lay the awful difficulty!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
possessive form of “luke” — (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
on one occasion
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
From this reading He knew that "Uncle Rad" was guilty.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There lay the awful difficulty!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading How simple the tragedy seemed, now that she knew.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading He knew that "Uncle Rad" was guilty.
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How understandable was the mystery of Luke's silence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS The note-book fell out of Louisa's hands on to her lap.
Chapter 40 of The Heart of a Woman by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 57 sentences, grouped into 12 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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