Chapter 10 of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNFORESEEN FORESIGHT. What else is a Providence? Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face. Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air. Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
Chapter 10 of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.”
providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
From this reading “AN UNFORESEEN FORESIGHT.”
by good fortune
From this reading “Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.”
a tool used by an engraver
From this reading “Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.”
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “What else is a Providence?”
not anticipated
From this reading “AN UNFORESEEN FORESIGHT.”
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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 What else is a Providence?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
(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 Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNFORESEEN FORESIGHT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What else is a Providence?
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
From this reading AN UNFORESEEN FORESIGHT.
by good fortune
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
a tool used by an engraver
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What else is a Providence?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
and nothing more
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading What else is a Providence?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
not anticipated
From this reading AN UNFORESEEN FORESIGHT.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
precisely as stated
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her health was quite established; and she now returned all the attention her father had paid to her.--Fortunately Mrs. Cathcart had gone home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else is a Providence?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Adela looked very sad, but without any of her old helpless and hopeless air.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Harry went about his work as usual, only with a graver face.
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