Chapter 10 of Charlemont is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Charlemont is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOTHER'S GRIEFS. The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed. Not that she expressed it in few words. That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady. But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
Chapter 10 of Charlemont is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.”
pressed tightly together
From this reading “But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.”
communicated in words
From this reading “The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.”
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading “But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “THE MOTHER'S GRIEFS.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.”
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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 The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
pressed tightly together
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
communicated in words
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Not that she expressed it in few words.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOTHER'S GRIEFS.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
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From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not that she expressed it in few words.
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that she expressed it in few words.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE MOTHER'S GRIEFS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that she expressed it in few words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
only a very short time before
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that she expressed it in few words.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
a male human offspring
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
that is looked for
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that she expressed it in few words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTHER'S GRIEFS.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
precisely as stated
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
at the time that
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The business upon which Mrs. Hinkley sought the chamber of her guest was a very simple one, and easily expressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the long story which she told, when compressed into intelligible form, related to her son William.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That is scarcely possible at any time with an ancient lady.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Not that she expressed it in few words.
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