Chapter 4 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLACKMORE And you never cared about him? MRS. HOLROYD Yes, I did. I did care about him. I wanted to be a wife to him.
Chapter 4 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I did care about him.”
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I wanted to be a wife to him.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I wanted to be a wife to him.”
an affirmative
From this reading “HOLROYD Yes, I did.”
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.
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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 I wanted to be a wife to him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wanted to be a wife to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I did care about him.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HOLROYD Yes, I did.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOLROYD Yes, I did.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOLROYD Yes, I did.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to be a wife to him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to be a wife to him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I wanted to be a wife to him.
an affirmative
From this reading HOLROYD Yes, I did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BLACKMORE And you never cared about him?
Chapter 4 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 4 holds 390 sentences of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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