Chapter 6 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume I is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume I is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare. And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be? ‘How may I winne him to myself? ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’ THE PATIENT COUNTESS.
Chapter 6 of A Marriage in High Life, Volume I is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “THE PATIENT COUNTESS.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?”
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.”
plural of “imperfection” — the state or an instance of being imperfect
From this reading “‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “THE PATIENT COUNTESS.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?”
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.”
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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 ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading THE PATIENT COUNTESS.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
an old form of “does”
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘How may I winne him to myself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How may I winne him to myself?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘How may I winne him to myself?
plural of “imperfection” — the state or an instance of being imperfect
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
the force of workers available
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘How may I winne him to myself?
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
accept an excuse for
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
a person who requires medical care
From this reading THE PATIENT COUNTESS.
by chance
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
to a small degree or extent
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATIENT COUNTESS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘He is a man, and men ‘Have imperfections; it behoves ‘Me pardon nature then.’
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ——It grieved her not a little, tho’ She seemed it well to beare.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How may I winne him to myself?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And thus she reasons with herself— ‘Some fault perhaps in me, ‘Somewhat is done, that so he doth: ‘Alas! what may it be?
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