Chapter 24 of The Whirlpool is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Whirlpool is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe. 'You?' She panted incoherent phrases. She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow. She had not entered the house until this moment.
Chapter 24 of The Whirlpool is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.”
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading “She panted incoherent phrases.”
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading “He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “She panted incoherent phrases.”
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “She panted incoherent phrases.”
done under pressure
From this reading “He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.”
the day after today
From this reading “She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
extremely painful
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She had not entered the house until this moment.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not entered the house until this moment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She had not entered the house until this moment.
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading She panted incoherent phrases.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
a particular point in time
From this reading She had not entered the house until this moment.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not entered the house until this moment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading She panted incoherent phrases.
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading She panted incoherent phrases.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
done under pressure
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She panted incoherent phrases.
express in speech
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had not entered the house until this moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
the day after today
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
a shaky motion
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
up to a particular time
From this reading She had not entered the house until this moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He forced the window; he rushed into the room, and there before him, pallid, trembling, agonising, stood Alma Rolfe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was here to speak with Mr. Redgrave on business--about her concert tomorrow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You?'
Chapter 24 of The Whirlpool by George Gissing holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 holds 397 sentences of The Whirlpool, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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