Chapter 16 of Capitola's peril is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Capitola's peril is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAP'S RAGE. Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman. Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine! --Shakespeare. Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
Chapter 16 of Capitola's peril is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading “Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.”
possessive form of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “CAP'S RAGE.”
suffering shame
From this reading “Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.”
past form of “slander” — charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
From this reading “Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.”
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading “Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.”
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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 Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
possessive form of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading CAP'S RAGE.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
suffering shame
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
a female relative
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
above and across; more than
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading CAP'S RAGE.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --Shakespeare.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
past form of “slander” — charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
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From this reading Autumn brought the usual city visitors to Hurricane Hall to spend the sporting season and shoot over Major Warfield's grounds.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
which person or people
From this reading Is he not approved to the height of a villain, who hath slandered, scorned, dishonored thy kinswoman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh! that I were a man for his sake, or had a friend who would be one for mine!
Chapter 16 of Capitola's peril by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 201 sentences of Capitola's peril, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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