Chapter 16 of Adrienne is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Adrienne is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day. "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you. It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion. I am going to marry Florence Winter. We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
Chapter 16 of Adrienne is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
affect with wonder
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “I am going to marry Florence Winter.”
come to pass
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.”
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 “We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
affect with wonder
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
terminate
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
come to pass
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
and nothing more
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
take in marriage
From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
Chapter 16 of Adrienne by Amy Le Feuvre holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Chapter 16 holds 254 sentences of Adrienne, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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