Chapter 22 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me. I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet. What had I been doing? In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation. But what about the child itself?
Chapter 22 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acted upon; influenced
From this reading “It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.”
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading “I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.”
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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 I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But what about the child itself?
acted upon; influenced
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What had I been doing?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what about the child itself?
a young person of either sex
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What had I been doing?
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
a single distinct event
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But what about the child itself?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
and nothing more
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
express in words
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I felt as if a moral earthquake had opened under my feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In looking forward to the child that was to come to me I had been thinking only of my own comfort--my own consolation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had I been doing?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be impossible to say how this incident affected me.
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