Chapter 34 of Two Men: A Romance of Sussex is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Two Men: A Romance of Sussex is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born. The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay. "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife. "She hasn't broken it to them yet." "I know," Mrs. Trupp answered.
Chapter 34 of Two Men: A Romance of Sussex is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.”
brought into existence
From this reading “THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “"She hasn't broken it to them yet."”
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.”
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.”
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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 THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I know," Mrs. Trupp answered.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.
brought into existence
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "She hasn't broken it to them yet."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.
a young person of either sex
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She hasn't broken it to them yet."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know," Mrs. Trupp answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know," Mrs. Trupp answered.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
above and across; more than
From this reading The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The babe was beautiful, but over the mother a shadow lay.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She hasn't broken it to them yet."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "She hasn't broken it to them yet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She hasn't broken it to them yet."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE OUTCAST It was in Mrs. Trupp's home, in a back-water of the East-end, that Ruth's child was born.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "It's her people," Mr. Trupp told his wife.
but in spite of that
From this reading "She hasn't broken it to them yet."
Chapter 34 of Two Men: A Romance of Sussex by Alfred Ollivant holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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