Chapter 13 of The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate. He nodded. ‘Good morning, Margery,’ he said civilly. ‘Good morning,’ said Margery in the same tone. ‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.
Chapter 13 of The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 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.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.”
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.”
in a civil manner
From this reading “‘Good morning, Margery,’ he said civilly.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He nodded.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.”
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 On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
in a civil manner
From this reading ‘Good morning, Margery,’ he said civilly.
without stop or interruption
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
the act of departing
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘Good morning, Margery,’ he said civilly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Good morning,’ said Margery in the same tone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Good morning, Margery,’ he said civilly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
without speaking
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
above and across; more than
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
accept an excuse for
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.
a human being
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Good morning, Margery,’ he said civilly.
Identical; not different.
From this reading ‘Good morning,’ said Margery in the same tone.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ‘Good morning,’ said Margery in the same tone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On going out into the garden next morning, with a strange sense of being another person than herself, she beheld Jim leaning mutely over the gate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon,’ he continued.
Chapter 13 of The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid by Thomas Hardy holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
Chapter 13 holds 120 sentences of The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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