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The Wings of the Dove, Volume II

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.
"Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"
And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.
"There _need_ be none whatever between us.
There need be nothing but our sense of each other."
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The Wings of the Dove, Volume II

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.
/oʊ ɪt went hoʊm ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪm flʌʃ fɔːr ɪt jet hiː suːn ɪˈnʌf felt hɪz rɪˈplaɪ ɑːn hɪz lɪps/
Line 2
"Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"
Line 3
And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.
/ənd hiː let ɪt hɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstəns kʌm aʊt əˈɡen ɪt hæd soʊ ˈkɑːnstəntli hæd ɔːl ðə wiːk bʌt ɪts step ɔːr tuː tuː meɪk/
Line 4
"There _need_ be none whatever between us.
/ðer niːd biː nʌn ˌwʌˈtevər bɪˈtwiːn ʌs/
Line 5
There need be nothing but our sense of each other."
/ðer niːd biː ˈnʌθɪŋ bʌt ˈaʊər sens ʌv iːtʃ ˈʌðər/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

conjure verb US /ˈkɑːndʒər/

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading “"Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"”

constantly adverb US /ˈkɑːnstəntli/

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading “And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.”

flush noun US /flʌʃ/

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading “Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.”

insistence noun US /ˌɪnˈsɪstəns/

continual and persistent demands

From this reading “"Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"”

reply noun US /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading “Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.”

step noun US /step/

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading “And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.”

week noun US /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading “And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.”

whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “"There _need_ be none whatever between us.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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went home verb + noun counted as “go home”

return home

In this reading “Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.”

come out verb + adjective

appear or become visible; make a showing

In this reading “And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "There _need_ be none whatever between us.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "There _need_ be none whatever between us.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

conjureverbUS /ˈkɑːndʒər/

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

constantlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnstəntli/

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading There need be nothing but our sense of each other."

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

flushnounUS /flʌʃ/

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

insistencenounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəns/

continual and persistent demands

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

isn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

lipsnounUS /lɪps/

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "There _need_ be none whatever between us.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading "There _need_ be none whatever between us.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There need be nothing but our sense of each other."

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There need be nothing but our sense of each other."

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There need be nothing but our sense of each other."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There need be nothing but our sense of each other."

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading There need be nothing but our sense of each other."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

stepnounUS /step/

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There _need_ be none whatever between us.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "There _need_ be none whatever between us.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading And he let it, his insistence, come out again; it had so constantly had, all the week, but its step or two to make.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading "There _need_ be none whatever between us.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Oh it went home, making him flush for it; yet he soon enough felt his reply on his lips.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, isn't my whole insistence to you now that I can conjure trouble away?"

Chapter 9 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II by Henry James holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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