Chapter 15 of The Helpmate is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Helpmate is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes. And this time he understood his wife better than she knew. He had seen, as Edith had said, "everything." But Anne was convinced that he never would see. She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
Chapter 15 of The Helpmate is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.”
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 “But Anne was convinced that he never would see.”
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading “But Anne was convinced that he never would see.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
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 But Anne was convinced that he never would see.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had seen, as Edith had said, "everything."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Anne was convinced that he never would see.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading But Anne was convinced that he never would see.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had seen, as Edith had said, "everything."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He had seen, as Edith had said, "everything."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen, as Edith had said, "everything."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
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 And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had seen, as Edith had said, "everything."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But Anne was convinced that he never would see.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen, as Edith had said, "everything."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Anne was convinced that he never would see.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said to herself, "He thinks me hard, and obstinate, and cruel."
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Anne was convinced that he never would see.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And this time he understood his wife better than she knew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Majendie could never be angry with any woman for more than five minutes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Anne was convinced that he never would see.
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