Chapter 3 of The Helpmate is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Helpmate is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business. Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home. Anne's morning face was cold to him. She lay crushed in her bed. She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
Chapter 3 of The Helpmate is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne's morning face was cold to him.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “She lay crushed in her bed.”
mental turmoil
From this reading “Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.”
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading “Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.”
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
mental turmoil
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
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 She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
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From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
on one occasion
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
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