Chapter 12 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I can readily believe it,” said I. “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?” “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot. They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance. Then, too--the dowry.
Chapter 12 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading “Then, too--the dowry.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading ““Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.”
plural of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading ““But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?””
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.”
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading “They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.”
without much difficulty
From this reading ““I can readily believe it,” said I.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading ““But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?””
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading ““Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.”
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In this reading ““But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?””
a telephone call made outside the local calling area
In this reading “They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.”
In this reading ““Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I can readily believe it,” said I.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can readily believe it,” said I.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading Then, too--the dowry.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
plural of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can readily believe it,” said I.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I can readily believe it,” said I.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
above and across; more than
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
without much difficulty
From this reading “I can readily believe it,” said I.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can readily believe it,” said I.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, too--the dowry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’d have hated her for taking precedence over them by such a long distance.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then, too--the dowry.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Because the other women would have made it dreadfully uncomfortable for Margot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But why did you turn down the poor royal dukes?”
Chapter 12 of The Husband's Story: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 414 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.
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