Chapter 17 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.” “It’s impersonal, isn’t it?” “Very.” “For the first time?” “Yes.”
Chapter 17 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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divisible by two
From this reading ““You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.””
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ““You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.””
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
From this reading ““It’s impersonal, isn’t it?””
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading ““You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.””
a general conscious awareness
From this reading ““You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.””
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ““You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.””
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ““You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.””
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In this reading ““For the first time?””
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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 “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
divisible by two
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “For the first time?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For the first time?”
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
From this reading “It’s impersonal, isn’t it?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s impersonal, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s impersonal, isn’t it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s impersonal, isn’t it?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For the first time?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see in a way that makes one feel strange things--even to a sense of time.”
Chapter 17 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration by Owen Johnson holds 416 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.
Chapter 17 holds 416 sentences of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration by Owen Johnson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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