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Wife in Name Only

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.
All was not yet lost.
He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.
What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?
What had not love won?
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Wife in Name Only

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Wife in Name Only is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.
Line 2
All was not yet lost.
/ɔːl wɑːz nɑːt jet lɔːst/
Line 3
He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.
Line 4
What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?
/wʌt hæd nɑːt ˈpeɪʃəns ənd ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns əˈkɑːmplɪʃt bɪˈfɔːr naʊ/
Line 5
What had not love won?
/wʌt hæd nɑːt lʌv wʌn/

Learner Dictionary

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.

accomplished adjective US /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading “What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?”

follow verb US /ˈfɑːloʊ/

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading “He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.”

occurred verb US /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading “It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.”

patience noun US /ˈpeɪʃəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading “What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?”

perseverance noun US /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)

From this reading “What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?”

shining adjective US /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading “It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.”

sun noun US /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading “It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.”

won noun US /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading “What had not love won?”

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accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All was not yet lost.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading All was not yet lost.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All was not yet lost.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?

occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

patiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?

perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)

From this reading What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?

Philippa

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

up-springing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What had not patience and perseverance accomplished before now?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was when the sun, shining into her room, reached her that an idea occurred to Philippa which was like the up-springing of new life to her.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading What had not love won?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He did not love her--he had not thought of making her his wife; but it did not follow that he would never do so.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading All was not yet lost.

Chapter 12 of Wife in Name Only by Charlotte M. Brame holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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Chapter 12 holds 82 sentences of Wife in Name Only, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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