Chapter 16 of Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried. “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me! I will take you without fortune! I cannot live without you!” A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
Chapter 16 of Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.”
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.”
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading “A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.”
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
From this reading ““I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading ““But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.”
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.
In this reading “A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.”
In this reading “I cannot live without you!””
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 melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot live without you!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I will take you without fortune!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I cannot live without you!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
carry out
From this reading I will take you without fortune!
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A melancholy smile played upon her pallid features.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will take you without fortune!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I will take you without fortune!
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “But I was wrong, dearest Teresa!” he cried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I retract all I have said, and pray you to forgive me!
Chapter 16 of Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 by William Harrison Ainsworth holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 16 holds 403 sentences of Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 by William Harrison Ainsworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 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.
Common questions about reading Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 by William Harrison Ainsworth on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6926 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49680 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #49680, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 577 minutes of reading across 1386 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 17 chapters of Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Chetwynd Calverley: New Edition, 1877, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
