Chapter 38 of Wives and Widows is here in full — 644 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Wives and Widows is here in full — 644 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN. "Lawrence was right. Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful. I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women. Both are sweet to me.
Chapter 38 of Wives and Widows is here in full — 644 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.”
respectful deference
From this reading “I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"Lawrence was right.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Both are sweet to me.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.”
In this reading “OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.”
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
In this reading “Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
anew
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
(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 I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
respectful deference
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "Lawrence was right.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
the force of workers available
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Beauty is a great power, and I am beautiful.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Lawrence was right.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both are sweet to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lawrence was right.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I know it in a thousand ways, but best of all by the homage of men and the envy of women.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
Chapter 38 of Wives and Widows by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 644 sentences, grouped into 129 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 38 holds 644 sentences of Wives and Widows, unabridged, divided into 129 reading sections.
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