Chapter 3 of The Princess Sonia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Princess Sonia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Martha was silent a moment. Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back: “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?” “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said. “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
Chapter 3 of The Princess Sonia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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have
From this reading ““I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.”
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
From this reading ““I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.”
part; cease or break association with
From this reading ““Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?””
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?””
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading “Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Martha was silent a moment.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:”
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In this reading “Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:”
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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 Martha was silent a moment.
later than; following
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
have
From this reading “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
From this reading “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.
part; cease or break association with
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha was silent a moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading Martha was silent a moment.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
on one occasion
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “I know it is possible, but I don’t fear it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Martha was silent a moment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m braced to bear that, if it comes,” he said.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Then she said, as if urged by the necessity of speaking out, for this once, all that she had so long kept back:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martha was silent a moment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Suppose, after you get the divorce, you should hear that she was married?”
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