Chapter 11 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day. That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth. She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face. “I believe I am nearly as poor as you. And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
Chapter 11 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.”
characterized by expression
From this reading “She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.”
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading ““I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.”
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
characterized by expression
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I have not, like you, the appearance of nobility.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I believe I am nearly as poor as you.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is reason enough for me,” said Hyacinth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She paused in the doorway, with her expressive, ugly, kindly little eyes on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I imagine you have not, like me, your living to get, every day.
Chapter 11 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel by Henry James holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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