Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, she just likes us." Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh. "I mean _you_ particularly. Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?" Milly hesitated.
Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing or delighting
From this reading “Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Milly hesitated.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “"No, she just likes us."”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"I mean _you_ particularly.”
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading “Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.”
aged or processed
From this reading “Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.”
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading “Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
divisible by two
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Milly hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean _you_ particularly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
and nothing more
From this reading "No, she just likes us."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
the sound of laughing
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading "No, she just likes us."
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean _you_ particularly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Milly hesitated.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, she just likes us."
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "I mean _you_ particularly.
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
aged or processed
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, she just likes us."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Even for this his travelled lordship, seasoned and saturated, had no laugh.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, she just likes us."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Has that lady with the charming face, which _is_ charming, told her?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I mean _you_ particularly.
Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 by Henry James holds 427 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 5 holds 427 sentences of The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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