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The shadow between them

Chapter XXV

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FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.
So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.
Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.
You should have let me die!
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The shadow between them

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The shadow between them is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
/ˈfɑːðər ənd ˈdɔːtər/
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It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.
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So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.
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Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.
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You should have let me die!
/juː ʃʊd hæv let miː daɪ/

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apathy noun US /ˈæpəθi/

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

From this reading “So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.”

dosing verb US /ˈdoʊsɪŋ/

-ing form of “dose” — treat with an agent; add (an agent) to

From this reading “Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.”

fevered adjective US /ˈfiːvərd/

highly or nervously excited

From this reading “So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.”

frenzied adjective US /ˈfrenzid/

affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

From this reading “So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.”

outbreak noun US /ˈaʊtbreɪk/

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

From this reading “So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.”

swallowing verb US /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading “So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.”

unbalance noun US /ənˈbæləns/

a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

From this reading “It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.”

vigorous adjective US /ˈvɪɡərəs/

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading “Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.”

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terrible shock adjective + noun

In this reading “It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

anxiouslyadverbUS /ˈæŋkʃəsli/

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

apathynounUS /ˈæpəθi/

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

Bertrand

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From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

DAUGHTERnounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “You should have let me die!

DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

dosingverbUS /ˈdoʊsɪŋ/

-ing form of “dose” — treat with an agent; add (an agent) to

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

Eva's

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From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/

the state or fact of existing

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

FATHERnounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

feveredadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərd/

highly or nervously excited

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/

by good fortune

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/

affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You should have let me die!

heart-rending

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From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

how

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From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “You should have let me die!

marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “You should have let me die!

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

outbreaknounUS /ˈaʊtbreɪk/

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/

spoil as if by poison

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

rashlyadverb

in a hasty and foolhardy manner

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

reproaches

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “You should have let me die!

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

swallowingverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

unbalancenounUS /ənˈbæləns/

a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was enough to unbalance Eva’s mind again, the terrible shock of her interrupted marriage, declared all her friends.

watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So they watched her anxiously to see how it would end--that terrible apathy of mind that settled on her after the first outbreak of frenzied despair, when she had rashly tried to end her fevered existence by swallowing poison.

wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading Fortunately Doctor Bertrand had not left the house, and her vigorous dosing soon put the wretched girl out of danger, though her bitter reproaches were heart-rending.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You should have let me die!

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