Chapter 9 of The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses. She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood. Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him. "My father!" "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
Chapter 9 of The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.”
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
From this reading “Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.”
required or under orders
From this reading “"L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.”
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feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
later than; following
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
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From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My father!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
From this reading Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him.
cut with a saw
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Monsieur Pascal, his secretary, was with him.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
required or under orders
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "L'Ouverture!" exclaimed one after another of the party; for they all supposed he had been far away.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
at the time that
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vincent seized her hand, and covered it with kisses.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading She was abashed, and turned away, when she saw her father behind her, in the shade of the wood.
Chapter 9 of The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Harriet Martineau holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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