Chapter 9 of Whoso Findeth a Wife is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Whoso Findeth a Wife is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her. "Have you been home long?" "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise. "Where have you been to-day?" I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
Chapter 9 of Whoso Findeth a Wife is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “"Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.”
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading “"A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “"Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “"A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.”
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In this reading “I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “"A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.”
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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 "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
a rug spread out in front of a fireplace
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
on the contrary
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
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From this reading "Where have you been to-day?"
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you been to-day?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
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