Chapter 17 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Chris!” Mr. Treffry said. “It's near now.” She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead. “Forgive!” she whispered; “love me!”
Chapter 17 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““Forgive!” she whispered; “love me!””
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading ““It's near now.””
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Forgive!” she whispered; “love me!””
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Chris!”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Forgive!” she whispered; “love me!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's near now.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Forgive!” she whispered; “love me!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Forgive!” she whispered; “love me!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Treffry said.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “It's near now.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It's near now.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Treffry said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She bent across him, and her tears fell on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Treffry said.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Forgive!” she whispered; “love me!”
Chapter 17 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 17 holds 220 sentences of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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