Chapter 22 of The Woman in White is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Woman in White is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes!” he said. “Your face speaks the truth this time. Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.” “More serious. As true as I sit here, more serious!”
Chapter 22 of The Woman in White is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.””
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.””
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.””
be seated
From this reading “As true as I sit here, more serious!””
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading ““Your face speaks the truth this time.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.””
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “As true as I sit here, more serious!””
a fact that has been verified
From this reading ““Your face speaks the truth this time.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Your face speaks the truth this time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes!” he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading As true as I sit here, more serious!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As true as I sit here, more serious!”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “More serious.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes!” he said.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.”
be seated
From this reading As true as I sit here, more serious!”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “Your face speaks the truth this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your face speaks the truth this time.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Serious, indeed—as serious as the money matters themselves.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Your face speaks the truth this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Your face speaks the truth this time.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading As true as I sit here, more serious!”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Your face speaks the truth this time.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes!” he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your face speaks the truth this time.
Chapter 22 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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 22 holds 327 sentences of The Woman in White, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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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