Chapter 14 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby." "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper. For what his heart thinks his tongue speaks." "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well. "Yes!" hurriedly.
Chapter 14 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who applauds
From this reading “"He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “"Yes!" hurriedly.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “"'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “For what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “"More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “For what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “"'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."”
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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 "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
someone who applauds
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
an old form of “has”
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Yes!" hurriedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading For what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
a special situation
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading For what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "He hath a heart as sound as a bell, and his tongue is the clapper.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "'I thought love had been a joyous thing,' quoth my uncle Toby."
(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 "More?" says Dysart startled by her expression, and puzzled as well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!" hurriedly.
Chapter 14 of April's Lady: A Novel by Duchess holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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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