Chapter 7 of Adeline Mowbray is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Adeline Mowbray is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room. 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on. 'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied. 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?' 'Nobody, ma'am.'
Chapter 7 of Adeline Mowbray is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading “Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “'Nobody, ma'am.'”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “'Nobody, ma'am.'”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.”
the activity of making visits
From this reading “'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.”
In this reading “Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.”
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From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?'
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?'
and nothing more
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
go away from a place
From this reading 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?'
a woman of refinement
From this reading 'Nobody, ma'am.'
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?'
no person; not anyone
From this reading 'Nobody, ma'am.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading 'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
the activity of making visits
From this reading 'I have been visiting poor Mr Glenmurray,' she replied.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?'
at the time that
From this reading Mrs Mowbray was but just returned from her charitable visit when Adeline entered the room.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
which person or people
From this reading 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'Indeed!' cried Mrs Mowbray: 'and without my leave! and pray who went with you?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And pray, Miss Mowbray, where have you been?' she exclaimed, seeing Adeline with her hat and cloak on.
Chapter 7 of Adeline Mowbray by Amelia Opie holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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