Chapter 25 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FOREST. Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made. Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble. It was a great help. "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
Chapter 25 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “THE FOREST.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.”
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading “Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.”
in a noble manner
From this reading “Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.”
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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 Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
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From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE FOREST.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It was a great help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great help.
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
in a noble manner
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOREST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He was mine," she told herself; "he meant to be--And I have given him up to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty was glad that she could feel so particularly noble.
Chapter 25 of The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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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