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Chapter 10 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband. For the second time in three years her mood relented. "Poor Hector!" she thought. "He'll be home when I get back. It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
Chapter 10 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “"Poor Hector!" she thought.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “It isn't much of a home for him--ours."”
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
From this reading “By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.”
past form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading “For the second time in three years her mood relented.”
travel slowly
From this reading “By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.”
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading “By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.”
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In this reading “For the second time in three years her mood relented.”
In this reading “For the second time in three years her mood relented.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “"He'll be home when I get back.”
In this reading “For the second time in three years her mood relented.”
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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 It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
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From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "He'll be home when I get back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He'll be home when I get back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He'll be home when I get back.
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From this reading "He'll be home when I get back.
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading "Poor Hector!" she thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "He'll be home when I get back.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He'll be home when I get back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the second time in three years her mood relented.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading For the second time in three years her mood relented.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading It isn't much of a home for him--ours."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Hector!" she thought.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
past form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading For the second time in three years her mood relented.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For the second time in three years her mood relented.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor Hector!" she thought.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
travel slowly
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Poor Hector!" she thought.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For the second time in three years her mood relented.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the second time in three years her mood relented.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
at the time that
From this reading "He'll be home when I get back.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading By that strange perversity which is peculiar to loving womanhood, Aliette's first thoughts--as the taxi rattled her away from Jermyn Street--were for her husband.
a late time of life
From this reading For the second time in three years her mood relented.
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