Chapter 22 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Guess you’re right,” laughed he. “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.” “I should say the opposite. A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.” “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
Chapter 22 of The Husband's Story: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extremely hungry
From this reading “A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.””
the act of consuming food
From this reading “A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““Guess you’re right,” laughed he.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ““Guess you’re right,” laughed he.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.””
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading ““I should say the opposite.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading ““At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading ““But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.””
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In this reading ““But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.””
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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 “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
extremely hungry
From this reading A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.”
a young female
From this reading “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
From this reading A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Guess you’re right,” laughed he.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Guess you’re right,” laughed he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should say the opposite.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Guess you’re right,” laughed he.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “I should say the opposite.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Guess you’re right,” laughed he.
express in words
From this reading “I should say the opposite.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should say the opposite.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A feeding glutton looks worse than a feeding famished man.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I should say the opposite.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “At any rate--this woman I have in mind isn’t poor.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “But it _looks_ worse in a poor girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess you’re right,” laughed he.
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