Chapter 7 of Carità is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Carità is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONSOLATION. ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford. We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass. Oh, how little we know! We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
Chapter 7 of Carità is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading “‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.”
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “CONSOLATION.”
without deviation
From this reading “We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.”
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.”
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.
take possession of
In this reading “We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.”
In this reading “We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading CONSOLATION.
dearly loved
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
without deviation
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
to come or go into
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how little we know!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh, how little we know!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh, how little we know!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
a particular point in time
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how little we know!
go across or through
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This is indeed an affliction, dear Miss Beresford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We came up directly we heard of it; I would not let a moment pass.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were thinking of your poor niece as having returned from her foreign tour; as being about to enter upon the brilliant society of the season.
Chapter 7 of Carità by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 7 holds 213 sentences of Carità, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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