Chapter 23 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-morning. How is he?" said the doctor, quickly. "Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself." "Nervous excitement. This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
Chapter 23 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “"Nervous excitement.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself."”
easily agitated
From this reading “"Nervous excitement.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.”
with speed
From this reading “How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.”
with low volume
From this reading “This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Nervous excitement.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
later than; following
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
replying
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading "Nervous excitement.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself."
easily agitated
From this reading "Nervous excitement.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
with speed
From this reading How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.
with low volume
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How is he?" said the doctor, quickly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
a source of difficulty
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This trouble," said Mrs Hallam, quietly; and she left the room with Julia, after answering a few questions.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Mrs Hallam, you look ill yourself."
Chapter 23 of This Man's Wife by George Manville Fenn holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 23 holds 425 sentences of This Man's Wife, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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