Chapter 3 of The Trespasser is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Trespasser is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She had given him this new soft beauty. She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew. But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her. He was so strange to her, so different from herself. What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
Chapter 3 of The Trespasser is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “She had given him this new soft beauty.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.”
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “She had given him this new soft beauty.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.”
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He was so strange to her, so different from herself.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was so strange to her, so different from herself.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so strange to her, so different from herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so strange to her, so different from herself.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had given him this new soft beauty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was so strange to her, so different from herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was the earth in which his strange flowers grew.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading But she herself wondered at the flowers produced of her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What next would he ask of her, what new blossom would she rear in him then.
Chapter 3 of The Trespasser by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 426 sentences of The Trespasser, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Trespasser by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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