Chapter 7 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.” She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back. “Very well,” said she quietly. And she left me alone. V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
Chapter 7 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading ““Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.””
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading ““Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.””
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
with little or no delay
From this reading “V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.”
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.”
in a short and concise manner
From this reading “V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading ““Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.””
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In this reading “She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.”
In this reading “She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading And she left me alone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
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From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And she left me alone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she left me alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
with little or no delay
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
with low volume
From this reading “Very well,” said she quietly.
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
with low volume
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
in a short and concise manner
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
the upper part of anything
From this reading She rose, stood beside her chair, rubbing her hand softly along the top of the back.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V In refusing Edna her heart’s desire thus promptly and tersely I had an object.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” said she quietly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well,” said she quietly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said I, with my utmost deliberateness; “and my decision is final.”
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