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Charlotte Temple

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Charlotte Temple is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!
Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!
How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.
My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?
Are you not well?”
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Charlotte Temple

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Charlotte Temple is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!
Line 2
Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!
Line 3
How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.
Line 4
My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?
Line 5
Are you not well?”

All words in this reading · 65

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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affectionate

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

amiable

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From this reading Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!

and

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From this reading Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!

apparent

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

Are

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From this reading Are you not well?”

art

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

be

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

bed

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

best

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

cause

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

Charlotte

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

cheek

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

child

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

could

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

Creature

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

dear

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

discovered

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

divine

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From this reading Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!

Du

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

excell'd

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

eye

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

fall'n

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

frame

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

gift

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

good

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From this reading Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!

governess

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

had

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

her

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

Holy

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From this reading Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!

How

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

in

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

is

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

languid

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

languor

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

last

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

left

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

little

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

Madame

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

My

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

nam'd

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

Nature's

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

not

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From this reading Are you not well?”

of

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

or

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

pale

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

Pont

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

repose

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

restless

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

said

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

she

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

sight

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

so

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

sweet

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From this reading Holy, divine! good, amiable, and sweet!

tasted

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

the

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

thou

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

thought

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

To

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

well

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From this reading Are you not well?”

what

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

whatever

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

WHEN

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From this reading How thou art fall'n!-- WHEN Charlotte left her restless bed, her languid eye and pale cheek discovered to Madame Du Pont the little repose she had tasted.

whom

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From this reading Nature's last, best gift: Creature in whom excell'd, whatever could To sight or thought be nam'd!

you

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From this reading Are you not well?”

your

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From this reading “My dear child,” said the affectionate governess, “what is the cause of the languor so apparent in your frame?

Chapter 13 of Charlotte Temple by Mrs. Rowson holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 13 of Charlotte Temple contain?

Chapter 13 holds 48 sentences of Charlotte Temple, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Charlotte Temple by Mrs. Rowson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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.

How do I study chapter 13 of Charlotte Temple?

Work through the 10 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 10 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.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Charlotte Temple

Common questions about reading Charlotte Temple by Mrs. Rowson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Charlotte Temple?

Yes. All 1179 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #171 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Charlotte Temple is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #171, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Charlotte Temple take to read?

About 98 minutes of reading across 236 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Charlotte Temple section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Charlotte Temple

Words and structures a reader meets early in Charlotte Temple, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sleep
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charlotte Temple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shade
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charlotte Temple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Follows
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charlotte Temple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wealth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charlotte Temple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.