Chapter 25 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice. "We are separated for ever." "You're mad," cried Hallam, with a laugh. "Come, no nonsense, ma'am! Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
Chapter 25 of This Man's Wife is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “"Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.”
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading “"Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Come, no nonsense, ma'am!”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Come, no nonsense, ma'am!”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.”
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading “"We are separated for ever."”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “"Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.”
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place so as to be noticed
In this reading “Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.”
In this reading “"We are separated for ever."”
In this reading “"You're mad," cried Hallam, with a laugh.”
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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 "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are separated for ever."
confined by bonds
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
make calm or still
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, no nonsense, ma'am!
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You're mad," cried Hallam, with a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
at any time
From this reading "We are separated for ever."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We are separated for ever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
immediately past
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "You're mad," cried Hallam, with a laugh.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Come, no nonsense, ma'am!
roused to anger
From this reading "You're mad," cried Hallam, with a laugh.
engage in
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
not any; not one
From this reading "Come, no nonsense, ma'am!
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Come, no nonsense, ma'am!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading "We are separated for ever."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don't make a scene, for I'm not in the humour to put up with much.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are separated for ever."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You're mad," cried Hallam, with a laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Robert Hallam, the last thread that bound me to you is broken," she continued, in a calm, judicial voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're mad," cried Hallam, with a laugh.
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