Chapter 2 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JAYNE. Didn't that----? DRUMMLE. Not a bit of it; it made matters worse. Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
Chapter 2 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
an act that fails
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
made afraid
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
move an implement through
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
In this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
try to stir up public opinion
In this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
In this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
In this reading “Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.”
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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 Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
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From this reading Didn't that----?
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From this reading DRUMMLE.
an act that fails
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
made afraid
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
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From this reading JAYNE.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
move an implement through
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Didn't that----?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frightened at her failure to stir up in him some sympathetic religious belief, she determined upon strong measures with regard to the child.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Not a bit of it; it made matters worse.
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