Chapter 3 of At Last: A Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of At Last: A Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing. “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?” “Yes. What have you ever heard about her?” “Nothing whatever.
Chapter 3 of At Last: A Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading ““She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?””
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ““DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading ““DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading ““DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.”
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading ““DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.”
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
From this reading ““DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.”
past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading ““DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading ““DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.”
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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 “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What have you ever heard about her?”
later than; following
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
pledged to be married
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
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From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
at any time
From this reading What have you ever heard about her?”
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From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you ever heard about her?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading What have you ever heard about her?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing whatever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
recurring again and again
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
express in words
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you ever heard about her?”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Nothing whatever.
at the time that
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “DORRANCE!” repeated Frederic, after his betrothed, when she rehearsed to him in their moonlight promenade upon the piazza the leading incidents of her brother's wooing.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She lives near Boston, you say, and her mother is a widow?”
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