Chapter 18 of The Son of His Mother is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Son of His Mother is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kate was alone with her son. Now she had him all to herself. What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her. Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him. It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
Chapter 18 of The Son of His Mother is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading “Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.”
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.”
with jealousy
From this reading “What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.”
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading “It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.”
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.”
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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 Now she had him all to herself.
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Kate was alone with her son.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now she had him all to herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate was alone with her son.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now she had him all to herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now she had him all to herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
with jealousy
From this reading What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.
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From this reading Kate was alone with her son.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
an old word for “no”
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she had him all to herself.
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now she had him all to herself.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
a male human offspring
From this reading Kate was alone with her son.
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading It surprised her--nay, it almost saddened her now--that he did not show more interest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now she had him all to herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate was alone with her son.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she had striven for jealously before had now been given to her.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Not even nature that looked in at the windows with such alluring eyes could attract him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kate was alone with her son.
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