Chapter 25 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will! You may depend on't! And when she says she won't, she won't! And there's an end on't!" "I knew you would!
Chapter 25 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “You may depend on't!”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “And there's an end on't!"”
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"I knew you would!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!”
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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 THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And there's an end on't!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when she says she won't, she won't!
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading You may depend on't!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And there's an end on't!"
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew you would!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I knew you would!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may depend on't!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may depend on't!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
not in physical motion
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there's an end on't!"
at the time that
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE LADY EXPLAINS STILL FURTHER "When a woman says she will, she will!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when she says she won't, she won't!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I knew you would!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may depend on't!
Chapter 25 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement by Richard Marsh holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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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