Chapter 3 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, indeed, ma’am. I’ll attend to it myself.” “And something for the servants. You know what they like.” “Yes, ma’am.
Chapter 3 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “I’ll attend to it myself.””
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading ““Yes, indeed, ma’am.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know what they like.””
a woman of refinement
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I’ll attend to it myself.””
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading ““And something for the servants.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““And something for the servants.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, indeed, ma’am.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And something for the servants.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading I’ll attend to it myself.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And something for the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll attend to it myself.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Yes, indeed, ma’am.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll attend to it myself.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know what they like.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You know what they like.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Yes, indeed, ma’am.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I’ll attend to it myself.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “And something for the servants.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And something for the servants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And something for the servants.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You know what they like.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll attend to it myself.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You know what they like.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, indeed, ma’am.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know what they like.”
Chapter 3 of The Husband's Story: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 3 holds 415 sentences of The Husband's Story: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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