Chapter 15 of The Man is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Man is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice: 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?' Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face. It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before. Harold saw and understood.
Chapter 15 of The Man is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.”
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading “Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.”
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading “It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:”
comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading “It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.”
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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 Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harold saw and understood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
make calm or still
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harold saw and understood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
the act of departing
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
take in marriage
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
cut with a saw
From this reading Harold saw and understood.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
possessing sweep
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
express in words
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Harold saw and understood.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds whiter than before.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?'
Chapter 15 of The Man by Bram Stoker holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 15 holds 253 sentences of The Man, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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