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Chapter X · Chapter 10

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It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.
She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.
Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.
The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.
She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.
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The Helpmate

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Helpmate is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.
/ɪt wɑːz ɑːkˈtoʊbər faɪv mʌnθs ˈæftər ænz ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
Line 2
She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.
/ʃiː wɑːz nɑːt tuː noʊ əˈɡen ðə muːd wɪtʃ dɪˈtɜːrmənd hɜːr kəmˈpliːt sərˈendər/
Line 3
Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.
/səˈpriːm muːdz kæn ˈnevər biː riˈkæptʃərd ɔːr rɪˈpiːtɪd/
Line 4
The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.
Line 5
She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Anne's noun US /ænz/

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 “It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.”

birthday noun US /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading “It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.”

doomed adjective US /duːmd/

marked for certain death

From this reading “The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.”

fruition noun US /fruːˈɪʃən/

the condition of bearing fruit

From this reading “The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.”

inspires verb US /ˌɪnˈspaɪrz/

third-person singular of “inspire” — heighten or intensify

From this reading “The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.”

moods noun US /muːdz/

plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading “Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.”

recaptured verb US /riˈkæptʃərd/

past form of “recapture” — experience anew

From this reading “Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.”

unique adjective US /juːˈniːk/

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading “The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

Anne'snounUS /ænz/

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 It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜːrmənd/

characterized by great determination

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/

marked for certain death

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

exaltationnoun

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

fruitionnounUS /fruːˈɪʃən/

the condition of bearing fruit

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

gladnessnoun

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

inspiresverbUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrz/

third-person singular of “inspire” — heighten or intensify

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

moodnounUS /muːd/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

moodsnounUS /muːdz/

plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

recapturedverbUS /riˈkæptʃərd/

past form of “recapture” — experience anew

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

self-sacrificial

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

SupremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading Supreme moods can never be recaptured or repeated.

surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/

acceptance of despair

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading The passion that inspires them is unique, self-sacrificial, immortal only through fruition; doomed to pass and perish in its exaltation.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was October, five months after Anne's birthday.

Westleydale

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She was not to know again the mood which determined her complete surrender.

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She would know tenderness, but never just that tenderness; gladness, but never that gladness; peace, but never the peace that possessed her in the woods at Westleydale.

Chapter 10 of The Helpmate by May Sinclair holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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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Chapter 10 holds 280 sentences of The Helpmate, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.

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