Chapter 16 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium. Some little thing awakened me. I hardly know what it was. Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room. "What are we doing?"
Chapter 16 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “Some little thing awakened me.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.”
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading “Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I hardly know what it was.”
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading “And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.”
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are we doing?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
aroused or activated
From this reading Some little thing awakened me.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are we doing?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly know what it was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hardly know what it was.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I hardly know what it was.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some little thing awakened me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
a particular point in time
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
and nothing more
From this reading Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some little thing awakened me.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Perhaps it was only the striking of the cuckoo clock in my room.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
a special situation
From this reading Some little thing awakened me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then suddenly--as suddenly as the moment of intoxication had come to me--I awoke from my delirium.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hardly know what it was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What are we doing?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I hardly know what it was.
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