Chapter 13 of The Rainbow is here in full — 1805 sentences across 361 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Rainbow is here in full — 1805 sentences across 361 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother. Her schooldays were over. She had passed the matriculation examination. Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage. At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
Chapter 13 of The Rainbow is here in full — 1805 sentences across 361 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “She had passed the matriculation examination.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.”
an amount of time
From this reading “Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.”
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(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 At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading She had passed the matriculation examination.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had passed the matriculation examination.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
and nothing more
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
admission to a group (especially a college or university)
From this reading She had passed the matriculation examination.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
above and across; more than
From this reading Her schooldays were over.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She had passed the matriculation examination.
an amount of time
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
an educational institution
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
the time of life when you are going to school
From this reading Her schooldays were over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had passed the matriculation examination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now she came home to face that empty period between school and possible marriage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her schooldays were over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE MAN’S WORLD Ursula came back to Cossethay to fight with her mother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At first she thought it would be just like holidays all the time, she would feel just free.
Chapter 13 of The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 1805 sentences, grouped into 361 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.
Chapter 13 holds 1805 sentences of The Rainbow, unabridged, divided into 361 reading sections.
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