Chapter 17 of Women in Love is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Women in Love is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands. She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover. And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on. She equivocated. She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
Chapter 17 of Women in Love is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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tolerating without protest
From this reading “She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.”
-ing form of “dislike” — have or feel a dislike or distaste for
From this reading “And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.”
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading “She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.”
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?”
unbearable physical pain
From this reading “She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
tolerating without protest
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
later than; following
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
(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 She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
exhale hard
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
a state at a particular time
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
-ing form of “dislike” — have or feel a dislike or distaste for
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She equivocated.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
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 RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
a special situation
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
unbearable physical pain
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RABBIT Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
but in spite of that
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
Chapter 17 of Women in Love by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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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