Chapter 2 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
into her father's power. Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes. Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour. Solmes comes in. She offers to withdraw; but is forbid. What follows upon it.
Chapter 2 of Clarissa Harlowe is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “What follows upon it.”
command against
From this reading “She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.”
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 “Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.”
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading “She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.”
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Solmes comes in.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading into her father's power.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading What follows upon it.
command against
From this reading She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading into her father's power.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading into her father's power.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What follows upon it.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
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 Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afflicted on her mother's account. leaves her in anger.--She goes down to beg her favour.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading into her father's power.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
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From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What follows upon it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What follows upon it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why she thinks she ought not to have Solmes.
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading She offers to withdraw; but is forbid.
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