Chapter 12 of Women in Love is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Women in Love is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MINO The days went by, and she received no sign. Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret? A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her. And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed. She said no word to anybody.
Chapter 12 of Women in Love is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading “A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.”
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.”
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.”
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?”
continue talking
From this reading “And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.”
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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 dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
any person at all
From this reading She said no word to anybody.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
the act of departing
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
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From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
not any; not one
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
and nothing more
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
continue talking
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said no word to anybody.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
carry out
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MINO The days went by, and she received no sign.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She said no word to anybody.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
Chapter 12 of Women in Love by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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.
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