Chapter 19 of Carità is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Carità is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONFIDENCE. ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald. ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair. Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her. I never have you now, not for half a minute.
Chapter 19 of Carità is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “A CONFIDENCE.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “I never have you now, not for half a minute.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I never have you now, not for half a minute.”
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading “‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.”
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.
be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.”
In this reading “‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CONFIDENCE.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading A CONFIDENCE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
carry out
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
express in words
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
Chapter 19 of Carità by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 19 holds 226 sentences of Carità, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Carità by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 46 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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