Chapter 8 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again. "No. No," he said. "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely. "Yes. Give me time.
Chapter 8 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.”
third-person singular of “thicken” — make thick or thicker
From this reading “Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.”
possessive form of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.”
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In this reading “Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.”
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anew
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
the organ of sight
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me time.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No. No," he said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me time.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. No," he said.
and nothing more
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
with speed
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No. No," he said.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
third-person singular of “thicken” — make thick or thicker
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Give me time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
possessive form of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Thickens raised his head quickly, and looked sharply in his visitor's eye; but only to lower his head again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Then will you explain yourself?" said the curate gravely.
Chapter 8 of This Man's Wife by George Manville Fenn holds 418 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.
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