Chapter 5 of The Pastor's Wife is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Pastor's Wife is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ingeborg was astonished. She stared at him speechless. The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage! She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back. That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
Chapter 5 of The Pastor's Wife is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in characteristic manner
From this reading “She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.”
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
From this reading “The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!”
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.”
in a remote manner
From this reading “That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “She stared at him speechless.”
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!”
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In this reading “She stared at him speechless.”
In this reading “That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Ingeborg was astonished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stared at him speechless.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
in characteristic manner
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
divisible by two
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stared at him speechless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
becoming greater or larger
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
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From this reading Ingeborg was astonished.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
in a remote manner
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stared at him speechless.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading She stared at him speechless.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared at him speechless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading That he, too, should grow warm had not remotely occurred to her.
in the direction of
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She had, she knew, been daily increasing in warm friendliness towards him, characteristically expecting nothing back.
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The gulf between even the warmest friendliness and marriage!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ingeborg was astonished.
Chapter 5 of The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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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