Chapter 11 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not Rosamond Hayle.” “Don’t be tiresome.” She almost shook him. “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.” “Think of those six months.”
Chapter 11 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading ““No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.””
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.””
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.””
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ““No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.””
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She almost shook him.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ““No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.””
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading ““Don’t be tiresome.””
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ““No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.””
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 ““No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.””
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““Think of those six months.””
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later than; following
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She almost shook him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be tiresome.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be tiresome.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not Rosamond Hayle.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She almost shook him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not Rosamond Hayle.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Think of those six months.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not Rosamond Hayle.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She almost shook him.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She almost shook him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Think of those six months.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Think of those six months.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “Don’t be tiresome.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “No man knows how his wife looks six months after he has married her.”
Chapter 11 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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