Chapter 22 of Women in Love is here in full — 673 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Women in Love is here in full — 673 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out. It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School. He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon. She consented. But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
Chapter 22 of Women in Love is here in full — 673 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.”
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading “She consented.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.”
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading “It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.”
an educational institution
From this reading “It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.”
that is looked for
From this reading “EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading She consented.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
an educational institution
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
that is looked for
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It happened to be the half-day at the Grammar School.
in the direction of
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXCURSE Next day Birkin sought Ursula out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But her face was closed and unresponding, and his heart sank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He appeared towards the end of the morning, and asked her, would she drive with him in the afternoon.
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