Chapter 16 of The Virgin in Judgment is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Virgin in Judgment is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying. Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme! She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news. Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts. She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.
Chapter 16 of The Virgin in Judgment is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.”
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading “Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!”
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 “Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.”
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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 She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
and nothing more
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
information about recent and important events
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading She refused to examine what such a fact could mean.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Doubtless this meant that Crocker and Margaret-- Here she barred her own thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bartley Crocker had taken her brother to task on this identical theme!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was thinking more of what he had just spoken than what she herself was saying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She gasped with secret amazement at such extraordinary news.
Chapter 16 of The Virgin in Judgment by Eden Phillpotts holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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