Chapter 8 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she. “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?” “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I. “So I have never spoken of my business friends.” Her anger against me was almost beyond control.
Chapter 8 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Her anger against me was almost beyond control.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Her anger against me was almost beyond control.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading ““You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “Her anger against me was almost beyond control.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.”
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading ““You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.”
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading ““Why have you been plotting against me all this time?””
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading ““So I have never spoken of my business friends.””
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out of control
In this reading “Her anger against me was almost beyond control.”
In this reading ““So I have never spoken of my business friends.””
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?”
(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 “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her anger against me was almost beyond control.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Her anger against me was almost beyond control.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Her anger against me was almost beyond control.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Her anger against me was almost beyond control.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
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From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “So I have never spoken of my business friends.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her anger against me was almost beyond control.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So I have never spoken of my business friends.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “So I have never spoken of my business friends.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
express in speech
From this reading “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “So I have never spoken of my business friends.”
express in words
From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Why have you been plotting against me all this time?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You forbade me to speak of business,” said I.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her anger against me was almost beyond control.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why didn’t you tell me so?” demanded she.
Chapter 8 of The Husband's Story: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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