Chapter 34 of The New Machiavelli is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The New Machiavelli is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son. She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me. “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear! I've never seen you cry! I've never seen you cry.
Chapter 34 of The New Machiavelli is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.”
past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
From this reading “She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I've never seen you cry!”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading ““Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear!”
a male human offspring
From this reading “She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I've never seen you cry!
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've never seen you cry!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I've never seen you cry!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I've never seen you cry!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear!
a male human offspring
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
showing sorrow
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've never seen you cry!
Chapter 34 of The New Machiavelli by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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