Chapter 19 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She nodded quickly again. "Where is it?" She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words. "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper. "You have it safe?"
Chapter 19 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.”
uttered without voice
From this reading “She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “She nodded quickly again.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “"Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “"You have it safe?"”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.”
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In this reading “She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.”
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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 "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
anew
From this reading She nodded quickly again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
uttered without voice
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have it safe?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Where is it?"
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded quickly again.
with speed
From this reading She nodded quickly again.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "You have it safe?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded quickly again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
express in speech
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is it?"
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She breathed hard, and attempted to speak, but it was some time before she could utter the expected words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you speak?" he said in a rough whisper.
Chapter 19 of This Man's Wife by George Manville Fenn holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 19 holds 412 sentences of This Man's Wife, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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