Chapter 2 of The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And the marriage takes place very soon?" "Yes, in a few weeks, here. His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England. Besides, the French don't travel. And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"
Chapter 2 of The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, the French don't travel.”
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading “And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “Besides, the French don't travel.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “"And the marriage takes place very soon?"”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “"And the marriage takes place very soon?"”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Besides, the French don't travel.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Yes, in a few weeks, here.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Yes, in a few weeks, here.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the marriage takes place very soon?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the French don't travel.
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, the French don't travel.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Yes, in a few weeks, here.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Besides, the French don't travel.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, in a few weeks, here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Hermy has become a Catholic--" "Already?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, in a few weeks, here.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "And the marriage takes place very soon?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "And the marriage takes place very soon?"
in the near future
From this reading "And the marriage takes place very soon?"
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "And the marriage takes place very soon?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the marriage takes place very soon?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mother is an invalid and couldn't have gone to England.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Besides, the French don't travel.
precisely as stated
From this reading "And the marriage takes place very soon?"
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Yes, in a few weeks, here.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, in a few weeks, here.
Chapter 2 of The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other by Edith Wharton holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 2 holds 436 sentences of The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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