Chapter 28 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nothing." Courtney was painting again. "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?" "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful. "I simply couldn’t be deceitful."
Chapter 28 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.”
intended to deceive
From this reading “"I simply couldn’t be deceitful."”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “"Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “"Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.”
harmed
From this reading “"Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “Courtney was painting again.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.”
and nothing more
From this reading “"I simply couldn’t be deceitful."”
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In this reading “"Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
anew
From this reading Courtney was painting again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I simply couldn’t be deceitful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courtney was painting again.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
intended to deceive
From this reading "I simply couldn’t be deceitful."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
the act of departing
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I simply couldn’t be deceitful."
harmed
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing."
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading Courtney was painting again.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
and nothing more
From this reading "I simply couldn’t be deceitful."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Courtney was painting again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, be perfectly honest with him," cried Helen, injured and reproachful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you going to do about Will Arbuthnot?"
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