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Anne Severn and the Fieldings

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.
"I don't feel like it," she said.
"I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.
I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.
I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."
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Anne Severn and the Fieldings

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Anne Severn and the Fieldings is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.
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"I don't feel like it," she said.
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"I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.
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I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.
Line 5
I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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comrade noun US /ˈkɑːmræd/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading “I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.”

pretending noun US /priˈtendɪŋ/

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading “I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.”

righteous adjective US /ˈraɪtʃəs/

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

From this reading “Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.”

risen adjective US /ˈrɪzən/

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading “Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.”

selfish adjective US /ˈselfɪʃ/

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

From this reading “"I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.”

thoroughly adverb US /ˈθɜːroʊli/

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading “"I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.”

throwing verb US /ˈθroʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading “I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.”

unkind adjective US /ənˈkaɪnd/

lacking kindness

From this reading “"I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

Adeline

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From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

AnnenounUS /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

dignitynounUS /ˈdɪɡnəti/

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

don't

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From this reading "I don't feel like it," she said.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "I don't feel like it," she said.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

hatenounUS /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't feel like it," she said.

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I don't feel like it," she said.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "I don't feel like it," she said.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

madadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

righteousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪtʃəs/

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I don't feel like it," she said.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

From this reading "I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I don't feel like it," she said.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.

thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading "I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.

throwingverbUS /ˈθroʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

unkindadjectiveUS /ənˈkaɪnd/

lacking kindness

From this reading "I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Adeline had risen and turned away with the great dignity of her righteous anger.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I hate girls who go on like that--making a man mad about you by pretending to be his comrade, and then throwing him over.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I think you've been thoroughly selfish and unkind.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I've had more men in love with me, Anne, than you've seen in your life, but I never did _that_."

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