Chapter 14 of Charlotte's Inheritance is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Charlotte's Inheritance is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TAKEN BY STORM. Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street. "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain. "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon. Ah, my love, _it is something to have a father_!
Chapter 14 of Charlotte's Inheritance is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.”
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading “"He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.”
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading “Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.”
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading “Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.”
extremely
From this reading “"My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.”
calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
From this reading “Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.”
plural of “worship” — the activity of worshipping
From this reading “"My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.”
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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 Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
later than; following
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
anew
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, my love, _it is something to have a father_!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TAKEN BY STORM.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah, my love, _it is something to have a father_!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, my love, _it is something to have a father_!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, my love, _it is something to have a father_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Ah, my love, _it is something to have a father_!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
a brief written record
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
extremely
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Ah, my love, _it is something to have a father_!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading TAKEN BY STORM.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading TAKEN BY STORM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two days after her interview with Gustave Lenoble, Miss Paget received a brief note from her father, summoning her again to Omega Street.
plural of “worship” — the activity of worshipping
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "He has not gone back to Normandy," wrote the Captain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My child, he positively worships the ground you walk upon.
Chapter 14 of Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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