Chapter 10 of Two Women is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Two Women is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|The passage was quite dark. From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.” “Ah, you are there?” I questioned. “I have been waiting for you to wake.
Chapter 10 of Two Women is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “|The passage was quite dark.”
without deviation
From this reading “From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.””
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.””
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “|The passage was quite dark.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “I questioned.”
a result
From this reading “From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.””
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ““I have been waiting for you to wake.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““I have been waiting for you to wake.”
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From this reading “Ah, you are there?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah, you are there?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been waiting for you to wake.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading |The passage was quite dark.
without deviation
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have been waiting for you to wake.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been waiting for you to wake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I questioned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading |The passage was quite dark.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I questioned.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading |The passage was quite dark.
a result
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |The passage was quite dark.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Ah, you are there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have been waiting for you to wake.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I have been waiting for you to wake.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I have been waiting for you to wake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |The passage was quite dark.
an affirmative
From this reading From the end of it, directly behind me, came the response, “Yes, Leonard.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, you are there?”
Chapter 10 of Two Women by Henry Harland holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 10 holds 65 sentences of Two Women, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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